Betsy DeVos, the secretary of education, hosted a summit yesterday on school safety and climate so that she could hear from people—including educators—who
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Dr. King’s Legacy of Equal Education Echoes in the Voices of Today’s Black Teachers
Fifty years ago today, one of the strongest advocates for equality in education and society at large was silenced. With the assassination of Martin Luther
Read MoreThis Is What a Movement to Improve Education for All Students Looks Like
I’ve struggled with a particular notion for many years: Do the education reform efforts of the last 25 years constitute a “movement”? How do the efforts of
Read MoreSchool Segregation Is No Accident and This Writer Says It’s Because of Our Racist Housing Policies
America’s public schools today are more segregated than at any time in the last half century and government housing policies are largely to blame, says aut
Read MoreIf You’re Going to Argue About Reforming School Discipline, at Least Use Facts
The false debate over discipline reform continues raging with this misleading piece in USA Today from Gail Heriot, a University of San Diego law professor
Read MoreHow Schools Can Implement These Simple Steps to Protect Transgender Students
For most children, most of the time, their hours in school are the safest part of their day. But if a child is being called by the wrong name or pronouns,
Read MoreRapper Vic Mensa Says We Need More Therapists in Schools Not Guns
In a recent video with ATTN, rapper Vic Mensa makes the case for combating gun violence in schools with more therapists, not cops. “Instead of adding more
Read MoreMy Dad Was a DREAMer, and I’m Living That Dream Now
My father came to the United States when he was 5 years old to work as a migrant worker in the fields. That makes him a Dreamer—in more ways than one. From
Read MoreThe Students I Met at ‘March For Our Lives’ Are the Change I Want to See
On Saturday, my friend and I made our way to March For Our Lives by taking the D.C. Metro to L’Enfant Plaza. Among our fellow riders was a little boy and h
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