Parent Partnerships Are Key to Student Success

Parent Partnerships Are Key to Student Success

The Center for Universal Education at Brookings recently released survey results about parents’ beliefs and goals for their children’s education. Almost 25

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Schools Need to Teach the Hard History of Asian Americans

Schools Need to Teach the Hard History of Asian Americans

Like so many Asian Americans, I was not surprised when I heard the news that the mass shooting in Atlanta targeted six Asian American women. I was angry—an

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Black Students Are Not 'Marginalized,' They Are the Center of Our Work

Black Students Are Not ‘Marginalized,’ They Are the Center of Our Work

So many headlines these days are about how Black students are “falling behind” during the pandemic. They’re “missing” and “lost.” But the truth is, Black s

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Reopening Schools Requires More Than Vaccines, Students Need Trauma-Informed Education

Reopening Schools Requires More Than Vaccines, Students Need Trauma-Informed Education

Why is trauma-informed education not on the agenda at today’s National Safe School Reopening Summit? U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona plans to ho

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It's Time to Add Multicultural Literature to the Academic Equation

It’s Time to Add Multicultural Literature to the Academic Equation

The teaching population in the United States is 87% white female, the typical educator a blonde or brunette under the age of 35. Dominating the teaching in

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Want to Build Anti-Racist Schools? Start With the Adults.

Want to Build Anti-Racist Schools? Start With the Adults.

The past year has put an intense spotlight on the racism and inequities that plague American schools. It has also inspired leaders and educators to embrace

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Public School Leaders Go Back to School…in Charters

While some people try to draw a bright line between charters and district-led public schools, parents and many educators see things differently. This fall,

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I Didn’t Realize How Lucky I Was to Have Mr. Emmanuel as My Teacher

Let’s recruit, celebrate, and keep Black Male Teachers! As a little girl, I attended Kennedy Child Development Center, an extension of the San Diego Unifie

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My Students Deserve to Share Their Stories On Their Own Terms

My Students Deserve to Share Their Stories On Their Own Terms

I found “The Bluest Eye” on my own in my older sister’s classroom books. I was in ninth grade. I can’t remember what I thought when I first saw it. Curious

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