Can a white teacher still be decent at their job if they hold and express racist views? Educator Jay Wamsted joined Chris Stewart for a special edition of
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The Only Thing Certain About Reopening Schools Is Black and Brown Kids Will Be Screwed Again
I don’t know if y’all have noticed, but nobody knows what the hell they’re doing with this school reopening thing. And look, I don’t envy the parents, scho
Read MoreWhat Does It Mean to Demilitarize Our Schools?
My son was eight when he told me he was going to “quit school.” At first, I laughed, but after he said it again and insisted that he was serious, I listene
Read MoreEducation Advocates Need to Look in the Mirror When It Comes to Equity and Racial Justice
As protests give way to policy debates in the wake of George Floyd’s murder, while a true and full reckoning with our country’s original sin still feels fa
Read MoreTeachers, We Need to Get Our Knees Off Our Students’ Necks
Debate is raging across the country on how to return to school in the fall. The Trump administration, considering their abject disregard for the health of
Read MoreWe Need a Stronger Commitment to Recruit and Retain Teachers of Color
The current global pandemic has challenged the concept of America’s exceptionalism. As we struggle with COVID-19, we are also uncomfortably grappling with
Read MoreWhat If Your Entire School System Was the Racist Monument That Should Come Down?
The angry protestors are coming for public statues of historic Americans as diverse as Confederate traitors like Robert E. Lee and slave-owning American fo
Read MoreThe Hidden Cost of Injustice Is What Our Children Could Have Been
“You can be anything you want to be when you grow up!” That’s what we tell our kids, and we encourage them to do well in school so those big dreams can com
Read MoreWe Deserve Better Than Betsy DeVos and Her White Privilege Plan to Reopen Schools
My family was supposed to move back South this summer. That was the plan as soon as we left back in 2017. I will never forget the day my life changed. Sit
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