I have attended a lot of educator conferences this year. A common theme I heard over and over again is the challenge of teacher shortages. I decided to do
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Those Teachers in Idaho Destroyed Any Trust Parents Had in Their Teachers
Will the parents of my Mexican students ever look at me the same after Halloween in Middleton, Idaho? On Friday, I had an awesome day at school. I was the
Read MoreIf You’re a Teacher in a Turnaround School, You’ve Got a Friend in Me
I recently spent a weekend with two elementary school teachers. I was not there because I was from their school or even their state—I was serving as their
Read MoreThere Is No Perfect Time to Speak Out Against Injustice
In education, we imagine school to be a safe and equitable place. But my experience has been very different. As both a Black male educator and an Ethnic St
Read MoreThe Country Is Massively Polarized But Our Classrooms Don’t Have to Be
I am heartbroken at us. I am heartbroken at what we, as a country, have proven to be. I am heartbroken at our last week, at how callously acts of racial an
Read MoreForget About the Pipeline, School Discipline Is Already a Prison for Many Students
As I walked past the principal’s office, I could see that Jonah was sitting outside again, his small legs shaking nervously, his head hung low. His eyes me
Read MoreI’m an Education Advocate and That’s Why I Can’t (and Won’t) Sit Out the Immigration Fight
It can be tempting for education advocates to see immigration as a related, but not overlapping, issue. For folks accustomed to thinking about school fundi
Read MoreBlack Communities Everywhere Should Be Stepping Up Like This for Our Kids and Schools
Outrage: “Whites Only” Seats The Connecticut Supreme Court made a ruling in Sheff v. O’Neill that was supposed to integrate schools. Instead, it capped the
Read MoreFrom Just Being Woke to Doing the Work of Recruiting Diverse Teachers
The data, the research, the demographics are all staggering and compelling. But nothing is more compelling than the actual experiences of teachers of color
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