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I Managed the Stress of Teaching This Year by Reminding Myself That I Work With Adults, but for My Students

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Award-winning educator Lindsey Jensen shares honest insights on managing stress, prioritizing self-care, and supporting students during a challenging pandemic school year.

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Here’s Why Teachers Pay Teachers Is Fueling Culture Wars in the Classroom

When textbooks make headlines you realize it’s probably good. In fact, it’s probably because something racist happened.

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Education Needs a Bigger Tent, Not a Bigot Tent

Education Needs a Bigger Tent, Not a Bigot Tent

In the past several years, right-leaning education reformers have been contemptuous of—and frustrated by—progressives who brought a justice orientation int

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A Year Later, One Thing Is Clear: Being 'Woke' Isn't Nearly Enough

A Year Later, One Thing Is Clear: Being ‘Woke’ Isn’t Nearly Enough

It has been a year since the murder of George Floyd and the “American Spring” that followed it. Corporate America, sports leagues, marketing firms, and non

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The Real History of Teachers Being Complicit in the Miseducation of Black and White Children

The Real History of Teachers Being Complicit in the Miseducation of Black and White Children

As we celebrate and honor what would have been Malcolm X’s 96th birthday this week, I can’t help but think of his legacy in the context of today’s whitelas

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The Rush to Reopen Schools Comes at a Price for Marginalized Students

The Rush to Reopen Schools Comes at a Price for Marginalized Students

The growing demand to reopen schools echoes across the country, supported by billions of dollars in federal funds to help schools “build back better.” Stat

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You Could Not Raise Colorblind Children Even If You Wanted To

You Could Not Raise Colorblind Children Even If You Wanted To

There is a meme going around, well not a meme, a genre of a meme. They typically feature kids from visibly different ethnic backgrounds getting along swell

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As Schools Reopen, High-Quality Tutoring Programs Will Make a Difference for Kids in the Early Grades

As Schools Reopen, High-Quality Tutoring Programs Will Make a Difference for Kids in the Early Grades

As we turn the corner on COVID-19, we must help our kids recover from the terrible disruptions caused by the pandemic. There are lots of opinions on how to

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Change in Schools Starts With Listening to Students

Change in Schools Starts With Listening to Students

I am a high school senior from Montgomery County, Maryland, and a fierce advocate for social justice and progressive change. I have spent the past year wor

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