student achievement

Tonight, the Democratic candidates for president will hold yet another debate, and likely, say very little about education. That’s why I rallied last night

I was born and raised in Monterrey, Mexico, by my Mexican-American mother. Since my mother is American, I inherited American citizenship. But at the age of

When I taught first grade on the Navajo Nation, I’ll never forget when one of my fellow teachers—now my wife—wanted to host an event that welcomed our fami

Student motivation can be an elusive goal for teachers. We try to think of “out of the box” strategies to get our kids to feel a sense of urgency and drive

For years, Black males have been underrepresented in P-12 education. While there have been many efforts to diversify classrooms by adding more Black male e

White progressive educators and parents, I know lots of you. And I know you think diversity in schools is important. But you all are pushing a sales job on

This summer, it seems like nobody took time off from the debate about how best to teach children to read. Emily Hanford’s latest documentary explores how a

It’s the first week of the 2018-19 year in my second grade classroom at Munger Mountain Elementary School, and one girl sits apart from the rest of the cla

America is more diverse than it’s ever been, as are the students attending public schools, but you wouldn’t know it by looking at individual schools. In fa