Teaching

I love parent-teacher conferences. I enjoy talking to parents about what goes on in my classroom. I know they have very specific questions about what is ha

This is National School Choice Week, coming at a time when the concept of choice has become one of the most polarizing in our educational discourse. This c

“Persistence” is a buzzword most educators at community colleges hear a great deal. We know too many community college students enter classes in the fall a

Growing up, I was TPS (Toledo Public Schools) proud! I have been a staunch advocate for public schools throughout my career, and yet, I took my child out o

I recently had a chance to talk with The New Teacher Project’s Kenya Bradshaw. We talked about which school districts are doing things right, how to reach

I’m a science teacher, so it’s in my nature to be curious about how and why things work the way they do. Since I’ve been on an education-reform kick lately

In third grade, I remember learning about Martin Luther King. We listened to his “I Have A Dream Speech.” We read about Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus B

My grandmother escaped the Nazis three days before they invaded Prague while much of her family did not. En route to America she and her family listened to

I’m just going to go ahead and say it: School reform is a civil rights issue, and it’s one that I can’t be moderate about. Sorry, not sorry. I’m referring