COVID-19

As schools across the country return to in-person learning, parents are divided. We thought the pandemic was over and, suddenly, with the surge of the Delt

As the new school year kicks off, states and districts are launching tutoring programs using federal and state COVID-relief funding. A strong, consistent e

I’m a sixth grade teacher grappling with the reality of teaching kids who may not have darkened a school door in over a year. Many students haven’t been in

Teachers across the country are anxiously awaiting the start of the school year and, although they are not technically “back on contract,” many have been s

When national politicians and lobbyists argue we should spend more money on K-12 education, they’re almost always talking about increasing allocations for

For America’s teenagers, the void of the 2019-2021 school years runs deep. High schoolers missed out on time with friends, prom, graduation, athletics, and

We are halfway through summer and the 2021-22 school year is only a few weeks away in some communities. After countless disruptions caused by the pandemic,

As the rhetoric around coronavirus grows more partisan, it is easy to assume the worst about everything. That is just what I typically do. I haven’t come i

This past year, I came the closest I ever have to ending my teaching career — midyear. Between August and December, my second graders and I had four differ