I love my profession. I love my colleagues. I love my students. But I have become so hurt by the situation that exists in my state involving education. Pub
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His Hometown in Mexico Had No School. Now He’s Inspiring the Next Generation of Latino Educators.
This profile of teacher Manuel Mendoza was written for Honored by Steve Padilla of the Los Angeles Times. Each month, Honored recognizes a impactful teache
Read MoreHope and Outrage: A Tale of Two White Dudes
Outrage: Racist White Dude in Texas So, apparently Black Kids only get into Ivy League schools to fill quotas? https://twitter.com/_littledrizzy/status/986
Read MoreIf We Really Want to Make Schools Safe, We Need to Build Community
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos recently assembled a school safety commission that will explore the need to repeal guidance that helps schools discipline s
Read MoreNo Child Left Behind Had a Lot of Problems But I Miss the Days When We Cared About How All Kids Did in School
Once upon a time, well-heeled suburban schools used to have to worry about whether all their students made the grade—not just some of them, not just the Wh
Read MoreHow I Learned to Help My Students Talk About Hard Things
Up until a few years ago, I had struggled to find my voice as a teacher. I had internalized a set of classroom management principles best summed up by the
Read MoreEveryone Keeps Talking About Implicit Racial Bias But What Is It?
Over the last few days, I’ve been tackling implicit bias with my eighth-graders. I mean, if Starbucks can shut down for a day to learn about it, so can we,
Read MoreICE Took My Students’ Parents Away
In my classroom there is a poster that says, “Follow your dreams, believe in yourself and never give up.” This poster is more than some frivolous decoratio
Read MoreCoffee Break: District Turnaround Expert Karen Hawley Miles Wants No Nonsense in Her Coffee and No Nonsense in Our Schools
Karen Hawley Miles is the president and executive director of Education Resource Strategies, Inc. (ERS), a Massachusetts-based nonprofit that helps turn ar
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