Teaching

November 12th was our first day of school in-person since March of last year. On my drive to school, I was excited and grateful—thinking about my students

A new COVID-19 strain is more contagious than ever. The Trump administration’s sheer neglect in the face of this deadly pandemic is enraging. Federal inact

It’s no secret that education reform initiatives tend to target urban schools. Achievement gaps in America’s largest cities are significant, and as familie

When I last wrote about mentoring in January 2020, I discussed how it built stronger connections between myself and my students. That remains true, but in

The certification of the electoral votes from the 2020 election was already going to be a contentious issue, but the events that transpired go far beyond p

On the afternoon of last Wednesday’s attempted insurrection at the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., Twitter was a refuge. While living and workin

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos resigned last night, citing Wednesday’s putsch at the Capitol, Trump’s incitement of violence, and her concern that “impres

Imagine an America where every child is valued at the level their creator intended.  Now, let’s hope together that president-elect Joe Biden’s pick for edu

When schools across the nation shuttered their facilities to safeguard against the spread of COVID-19, all teachers were forced to make an immediate pivot