The academic spring semester took an extraordinary turn as the coronavirus pandemic swept the world. State shutdowns and stay-at-home orders shuttered scho
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Supt. Susan Enfield on Her Commitment to Feed, Connect and Educate Every Student
The reality is if our students are hungry, they’re not going to learn. If they can’t access the internet, they’re not going to learn. And if they don’t hav
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Have you ever revisited your philosophy of teaching? I don’t mean the progressive policies you ardently advocate for at faculty meetings or on Facebook; I
Read MoreHow I’m Helping My Child With Special Needs Navigate Remote Learning
My children always start school two weeks before everyone else. So after two weeks of e-learning—or what I am calling two-weeks “in the trenches”—I feel li
Read MoreIt’s Online But It’s Still School. Here Are 4 Tips for Your Child’s Success.
It’s late August and school is happening from home. The pandemic has forced us to reimagine school whether we like it or not. Remote learning means that my
Read MoreOur School Already Started and It’s Not Like Anything I’ve Ever Seen
School buildings closed across the country last spring, and now, they are reopening. The reopening plans vary state to state, city to city, and from distri
Read MoreIt Is Absolutely Necessary for Kids to Have Free, Reliable Internet Access
Earlier this week one of my friends posted a Facebook status that said her daughter started distance learning and during one of the class sessions she hear
Read MoreLet’s Get This Bag From the Government to Build Our Freedom Schools
Black people, it’s time to claim our bag and finally build an educational system that works for us! Back in March I wrote about how we need to end the pand
Read MoreI Desperately Want to Get Back to School, But My Students’ Safety Is My First Priority Right Now
I desperately want to return to school in the fall and be with my kids. In the most non-melodramatic, non-trivial way possible—I am lost without them. I im
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