Ramona Wilder comes from a long line of educators dating back to the 1800s when her great, great grandfather had old school church houses where they taught
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Coffee Break: This Charter Leader Says You Have to Love Students Enough to Hold High Expectations
In January, Constance Brewer was named president of the Noble Network of Charter Schools, which serves more than 12,000 students on 18 high school campuses
Read MoreFor Black Teachers It’s About More Than Just Academics
As we celebrate Black History Month and pay homage to our milestones, I reflect on my time inside the classroom. As an African-American woman my purpose in
Read MoreI Can Empathize With Parkland But the Reality Is My Students Face Gun Violence Daily
It may be strange to say, but, as a teacher, I feel totally disconnected from the seemingly weekly occurrence that is the horror of mass murder in our nati
Read MoreCoffee Break: Check Out Nate Easley’s New Plan for Creating More Great Public Schools in Denver
Blue School Partners are doing great things in the Denver area. I recently had a chance to speak with their CEO, Nate Easley, about their mission and strat
Read MoreMy Kid’s School Ditched Daddy-Daughter Dances for a ‘Loved One and Me’ Dance
To an extent, I can relate to the disappointment of those Staten Island families who had their school dance postponed last Friday. My daughter’s school had
Read MoreFamilies in Chicago Just Had a Huge Victory But Now the Real Work Begins
Yesterday, Chicago Public Schools (CPS) CEO Janice Jackson announced that three of the four high schools proposed to be closed in the South Side Englewood
Read MoreParents Know the Answers, We Just Have to Listen to Them
For the last two years, New Schools for Chicago has been helping thousands of families on the South and West Sides of Chicago to find their ideal public sc
Read MoreTeaching Is Not Like Those Cute Teacher Movies, It Takes Wisdom and Grit
Can I really do this for 30 years? Why isn’t loving them enough? It always worked at camp. My lessons are awesome, so why don’t they care? Don’t cry. Never
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