Sesame Street Muppets with two children

How Sesame Street Made Learning Irresistible

Sesame Street turned TV into the most effective early-learning tool ever made. Here’s how it proved education can be joyful, creative, and for everyone.

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American Education Has Never Been Neutral Ground

As book bans and censorship spread, leaders must decide: protect comfort or defend truth? History shows progress comes from courage in education.

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Young, Black, male teacher sitting at a table in a classroom teaching students.

When Education Becomes the Battlefield

Education today is a battlefield. Book bans, attacks on history, and efforts to erase memory are all tactics used to silence the truth. If education is to matter, it must be practiced as freedom, not silence.

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A vibrant classroom where a teacher is teaching diverse students history with stories

Teaching History Without Stories? Your Curriculum May Need a Serious Glow Up.

Our Balkanized approach of names, dates, and places unanchored in time and devoid of context, ignores the interconnected nature of history and the powerful “stickiness” of stories. 

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So, How Did I Do? A Response to My 2024 Predictions on Education

Last February, I made ten predictions regarding education policy and practice and promised to grade my work. In the spirit of accountability, here’s how I did!

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Smiling Black Male Teacher Talking to Black Students at Civics Lesson

Here’s Why We Must Teach Democracy in Public Schools

Students must learn their role in their community inside and outside of school. When they practice working with others and institutions as citizens, they learn to fully own their citizenship.

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How Do We Make Our Classrooms Feel Like Home to Each and Every Student?

Creating inclusive classrooms is crucial for students’ sense of belonging and acceptance. Learn how to make your classroom feel like home.

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Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters leads a meeting at the Oklahoma State Board of Education during a vote on the accreditation status for Tulsa Publics Schools on on Thursday, August 24, 2023. (Photo by Chris Creese / The Black Wall Street Times)

Walters Recruits Project 2025 and Prager U Architects for Social Studies Overhaul for Oklahoma Schools

Oklahoma’s Curriculum Overhaul Sparks Fears of Historical Erasure, Christian Nationalism and Right-Wing Indoctrination.

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