For many teachers around the world, re-engaging students after multiple school closures and lockdowns is set to be something of an uphill battle. While som
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Erika Asikoye is the Director of the Freedom School Literacy Academy (FSLA) at The Center for Black Educator Development in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The
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Teachers enjoy the summer break, too. However, depending on when school gets out, summer vacation may be winding down already. If that is the case in your
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With summer here and life as we remember emerges, the open doors and public gatherings herald a return to normal. When it comes to schools reopening in the
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In education, we have a tendency to overcomplicate things by getting caught up with sophisticated academic jargon for things that, I believe, are common se
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This has been the longest year of my teaching career. Not literally, of course. Like many of you, I’ve worked about 200 days since last August, just as I d
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It is summertime! While typically summer vacation serves as the signal for a prolonged break from academic work, parents should consider doing things a lit
Read MoreTeachers Are the Best Experts on How to Spend the American Rescue Plan Money
The American Rescue Plan is sending an additional $128 billion in federal dollars to elementary and secondary schools to help students recover from the dif
Read MoreWhen We Talk to Our Students, Let’s Focus Less on ‘Learning Loss’ and More on Their Learning Leaps
In the winter and spring of 2021, as the year of remote and hybrid learning continued, I started to notice a drop in attendance, particularly amongst my to
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