Handshakes are a deeply ingrained part of our society, and they play an important role in daily life. Handshakes, or one of their various cultural equivale
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Students Who Are Homeless Need Us Now More Than Ever. And It Starts at the Top.
Before the COVID-19 outbreak, public schools identified 1.5 million children and youth experiencing homelessness. Tom*, a high school senior in York County
Read MoreHere’s How a Trauma-Informed Approach to Remote Teaching Can Help Students Succeed
Every teacher in every school has students who have experienced or are living with trauma in their lives—and many recognize that the trauma may be escalati
Read MoreI Know What Can Happen When a Teacher Never Gives Up on a Student
This Teacher Appreciation Week, I am reminiscing about Ms. Holmes, my fifth grade teacher. I never could understand why this woman made so many sacrifices
Read MoreThe Case for Keeping Students With the Same Teacher Next Year
The months after spring break are usually the time when teachers in every school across America look forward to crystallizing an entire year’s worth of hum
Read MoreHere’s How We Can Keep This Crisis From Digging Even Wider Educational Divides
I am a former school leader and a current educational strategist who works with charter leaders from all across New Orleans. Together, we have been thinkin
Read MoreThe Most Important Resource I Can Offer My Students Right Now Is Access to Me
When Texas Governor Greg Abbott shuttered schools for the rest of the academic year, the first person I thought of was one of my first-grade students, Mari
Read MoreHere’s What I Suggest Schools Do Now to Support Students Through This Pandemic
This Coronavirus pandemic is truly a life-changing event. It is hard to even compare what we are experiencing to any other time period in American history.
Read MoreGavin’s Story Shines a Light on the Inequities Special Needs Students Face With Remote Learning
Ten-year-old Gavin Williams is a lively and affectionate youngster who loves to visit museums, experiment with computer-coding and plunge into ocean waves
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