Usually, I start my mornings by watching reruns of my favorite 90s sitcoms like Living Single and Martin, but on this day, my eyes were glued to The View.
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America Won’t Live Up to the Promise of “Liberty and Justice for All” Until It Includes All Students
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This has been the longest year of my teaching career. Not literally, of course. Like many of you, I’ve worked about 200 days since last August, just as I d
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The insurrection of January 6, 2021 was a dark day in our nation’s history. What makes it even darker is that public servants took part in the dysfunction.
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For many teachers, the end of the school year not only serves as an opportunity to deeply reflect on how the year went, but also a time to reevaluate wheth
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The research is clear on the impact of Black teachers on Black student achievement. Black students who have had at least one Black teacher are more likely
Read More5 Ways We Can Start to Dismantle White Supremacy in Our Schools
All children deserve a good education, but too many of them do not receive one. Unsurprisingly, students who are most likely to attend under-resourced scho
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This blog post highlights the inspiring story of a Black father and educator advocating for students with special needs, particularly his son with autism.
Read MoreOur Co-Teaching Relationship Helped Ease the Daily Pressures of Teaching, Even During a Pandemic
It was early March 2020 at Boston Collegiate Charter School in Boston, Massachusetts. We—two seasoned public school educators—were getting ready to wrap up
Read MoreIt’s Up to Us to Teach the Real History of Greenwood to Future Generations
One hundred years ago in Tulsa, a white mob looted, burned, and firebombed the community of Greenwood, home to Black Wall Street—a thriving economic and so
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