Across the country, educators are mourning the loss of an unfinished year and wondering what student learning will look like in the fall. And yes, while it
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I Was the Only Black Teacher, And I Quit My First Job After Six Months
Why would a teacher submit her resignation for her first teaching job out of college in February of that school year? The answer is racism, mistreatment, a
Read MoreTo Teach Black Children Superbly Is a Revolutionary Act
Dear Freedom School Literacy Team 2020, Across the nation, we started the summer of 2020, lighting up the streets with rage. We rage for George Floyd’s sen
Read MoreIf You Really Want to Make a Difference in Black Lives, Change How You Teach White Kids
The latest episodes of police murdering Black people have my chest burning like a building set ablaze. My heart is hot, my stomach churns. My head filled w
Read MoreThis Moment Demands a New, Race-Conscious Approach to Education
All across the country confederate statues are coming down, schools and road names are changing too. In my home state, New Mexico, we’re beginning to addre
Read MoreHere’s Why This Year’s AP Exams Never Should Have Happened
High school students are graduating into an uncertain world. As a high school physics teacher in Boston Public Schools (BPS), I have seen the many ways tha
Read MoreAre You An Anti-Racist Educator? Here Are Seven Questions to Help You Decide.
Last week, something in my spirit told me to create an Instagram post on Canva that stated the following: Okay people, the jury is out! What’s the verdic
Read MoreGianna Was Right, Her Daddy Changed the World
Four weeks ago, a Black man was lynched. In 2020. I remind myself of that fact each day so that I do not forget what we saw, what happened—that we witnesse
Read MoreLet’s Make America More Just for Our Immigrant Students and Families
When we think of education equity, we typically think of issues along the lines of traditional opportunity gaps disproportionately affecting children of co
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