I recently wrote a post urging us, as an educator community, to prioritize the health and safety of our students and fellow teaching colleagues as we think
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3 Reasons Why Principals Should Make Time to Teach
COVID-19 rocked our school the first week of our opening this school year. We started the year with three staff members out due to the COVID-19 protocol. U
Read MoreQ&A With Dr. Chad Gestson: Phoenix’s Covid Numbers Transformed Our District for the Better
Dr. Chad Gestson leads the Phoenix Union High School District, which educates 29,000 students in 22 schools from 32 different ZIP codes in Arizona’s capita
Read MoreTimes Are Tough. Asking Teachers to Get Tougher Isn’t the Answer.
Wednesday started out like any other; I left my house at 7:00 am to drive to my school campus, where I teach bilingual early childhood special education. O
Read MoreQ&A With Alicia Dixon: Mutual Accountability Is a Stepping Stone on the Path to Justice
Alicia Dixon is executive director of the Marcus Foster Education Institute (MFEI). Since 1973, MFEI has been committed to improving educational opportunit
Read MoreHere’s How We Can Make Sure Every Latino Student Feels Like They Belong
During my freshman-year orientation in college, in the fall of 1997, several people asked me if I knew Selena Quintanilla-Pérez, the queen of Tejano music.
Read More6 Ways We Can Help Reverse COVID Learning Loss for English Learners
Twenty-one months have passed since the COVID-19 pandemic was declared a national emergency. With a new school year underway, the United States (U.S.) publ
Read MoreWhile Others Fight the Education Wars of Yesteryear, We’re Ready to Start #SeekingCommonGround
While all the drama around the pandemic and its fallout sucks the life out of schools and communities, far too many heavy-hitters in the education policy a
Read MoreHey Principals, Y’all Alright?
How many of you have asked the question, “How are principals doing during this time?” Since March of 2020, when our education system was turned upside down
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