Poverty

Engage. Enrich. Educate. That is what we, the educators at Phoenix Charter Academy in Chelsea, Massachusetts, set out to do while embarking on a different

Outrage: Distractions Y’all, I’m irritated. The internet stays failing us and we believe almost everything we see and hear without doing our own research.

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

I recently had the opportunity to join with a few educators in a meeting with a prominent political official in my state to discuss teacher pay. In the cou

Stereotype threat describes the concept that people are at a higher risk of conforming to negative stereotypes about their social group in situations where

Our Black boys aren’t served by the education system. Period. So many of them are sent right into the correctional industry. But that could be changing tha

When I was growing up, Puerto Rico was always my favorite place on Earth. Born in Boston to Puerto Rican parents, I spent my summers on the beaches of Rinc

It is time for us to step up and implement more STEM-focused programs in the most underserved communities. Every child—regardless of race, gender or ZIP code—must have the chance to succeed.

There seems to be an organized assault on charter schools. Legal challenges, bureaucratic barriers and smear campaigns all work to destroy their reputation