Seriously, Betsy? The Civil Rights Act

On Friday U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos released a statement celebrating the 56th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act, passed in 1957 by a Republica

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Let's Give Co-Teachers the Tools They Need to Make Classrooms More Equitable This Fall

Let’s Give Co-Teachers the Tools They Need to Make Classrooms More Equitable This Fall

Across the country, educators are mourning the loss of an unfinished year and wondering what student learning will look like in the fall. And yes, while it

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To Teach Black Children Superbly Is a Revolutionary Act

To Teach Black Children Superbly Is a Revolutionary Act

Dear Freedom School Literacy Team 2020, Across the nation, we started the summer of 2020, lighting up the streets with rage. We rage for George Floyd’s sen

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This Moment Demands a New, Race-Conscious Approach to Education

This Moment Demands a New, Race-Conscious Approach to Education

All across the country confederate statues are coming down, schools and road names are changing too. In my home state, New Mexico, we’re beginning to addre

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Here's Why This Year's AP Exams Never Should Have Happened

Here’s Why This Year’s AP Exams Never Should Have Happened

High school students are graduating into an uncertain world. As a high school physics teacher in Boston Public Schools (BPS), I have seen the many ways tha

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Not All Virtual Learning Is Created Equal, But Tech Innovation Can Help

Not All Virtual Learning Is Created Equal, But Tech Innovation Can Help

Rapid paradigm shifts can introduce issues for any sector, but they’re particularly challenging in the field of education. School districts across the coun

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Let’s Make America More Just for Our Immigrant Students and Families

Let’s Make America More Just for Our Immigrant Students and Families

When we think of education equity, we typically think of issues along the lines of traditional opportunity gaps disproportionately affecting children of co

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6 Anti-Racist Educators to Follow on Instagram Right Now

6 Anti-Racist Educators to Follow on Instagram Right Now

As a social media junkie, I spend countless hours surfing through hundreds of profile pages on different platforms. In the wake of COVID-19 and rising raci

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Young Black man wearing a blue graduation cap looking at the camera.

I’ll Believe Y’all Are Serious About Black Lives Mattering When You Send More of Our Kids to College Instead of Prison

If you believe that Black lives do matter, you’ll advocate for and invest in the quality of Black students’ education and their experience in a system that seeks to diminish them.

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