With Florida Math Textbook Rejections, CRT Is Just the Tip of the Iceberg

With Florida Math Textbook Rejections, CRT Is Just the Tip of the Iceberg

Florida’s rejection of math textbooks is about a lot more than critical race theory.

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Kanye’s ‘jeen-yuhs’ Shows Why We Need to Nurture the Dreams of Our Black Students

As a disclaimer, this piece does not serve as an endorsement of Kanye West’s “Slavery was a Choice” stance or his friendship with Donald Trump—or even his

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1984 Is Not Just a Dystopian Novel Anymore

1984 Is Not Just a Dystopian Novel Anymore

The parent and community groups across the country who are scared of losing their power and control are convincing legislators to create laws that match th

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Equitable Learning Recovery Must Be Grounded in Solid Research

Equitable Learning Recovery Must Be Grounded in Solid Research

The COVID-19 pandemic, coupled with political and social unrest, has deeply disrupted the lives and learning experiences of most students. It has created a

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Teachers Can Choose to Bring Back Joy in the Classroom

Teachers Can Choose to Bring Back Joy in the Classroom

“To get the full value of joy you must have someone to divide it with.” —Mark Twain There is no question that the experiences children have while at school

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BIPOC Students Deserve To See More Than White Protagonists in Children's Books

BIPOC Students Deserve To See More Than White Protagonists in Children’s Books

The great American educator, Mary McLeod Bethune, once said, “The whole world opened to me when I learned to read.” As we mark National Family Literacy Mon

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If You’ve Been Silent About Child Justice, We Need You Now More Than Ever

If You’ve Been Silent About Child Justice, We Need You Now More Than Ever

We have a problem. The global COVID-19 pandemic has not only created a storm of challenges in policy and practice for public education; it also has fomente

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Schools Now Have Tons of Money. What Are They Doing With It?

Schools Now Have Tons of Money. What Are They Doing With It?

I live in Lawrence, New Jersey—a middle-class, diverse town, halfway between Princeton and Trenton. For years I was on the school board and was very active

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Here's How My Middle School Kept Kids From Failing During Pandemic Isolation

Here’s How My Middle School Kept Kids From Failing During Pandemic Isolation

As the horrors of World War II were drawing to a close, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill famously advised: “never let a good crisis go to waste.” 

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