Teaching

The other day, I stumbled upon an online MSNBC interview with Dr. Robin DiAngelo about the release of her new book, “Nice Racism: How Progressive White Peo

This has been the longest year of my teaching career. Not literally, of course. Like many of you, I’ve worked about 200 days since last August, just as I d

The insurrection of January 6, 2021 was a dark day in our nation’s history. What makes it even darker is that public servants took part in the dysfunction.

For many teachers, the end of the school year not only serves as an opportunity to deeply reflect on how the year went, but also a time to reevaluate wheth

The research is clear on the impact of Black teachers on Black student achievement. Black students who have had at least one Black teacher are more likely

All children deserve a good education, but too many of them do not receive one. Unsurprisingly, students who are most likely to attend under-resourced scho

At the close of the 2020-2021 school year, I experienced the most significant “break-up” of my life. The following is my unexpected farewell to teaching ..

In the winter and spring of 2021, as the year of remote and hybrid learning continued, I started to notice a drop in attendance, particularly amongst my to

The American Rescue Plan is sending an additional $128 billion in federal dollars to elementary and secondary schools to help students recover from the dif