Teaching

Accountability is one of those words that means a million different things to a million different people. For many in my state (and even those in my commun

I should read more than I do. Everyone should. I think we’d be better off as a nation and a species if we all read more. Teachers have a unique role in fos

For the past month the news has been filled with a seemingly endless stream of topics that have sparked controversy and unrest in our nation, from Charlott

I have spent the last 15 years of my life committed to serving students across Chicago as a teacher and a leader. But today, I am writing as the mother of

But don’t begin until you count the cost. For who would begin construction of a building without first calculating the cost… —Luke 14:28 The first time I

Teachers returning to the classroom across the country carry a heavy burden of explaining the unexplainable. Students will have hard questions about the ho

“The land flourished because it was fed from so many sources, because it was nourished by so many cultures and traditions and peoples.” —Lyndon B. Johnson

Marisol, Mari for short, is a true dreamer. One of my best friends, Mari, is a first-generation immigrant to the United States from Mexico. Her parents bro

For 10 years—the first decade I was in school—all my teachers were White women. As a Mexican-American kid, I didn’t get the chance to have a man of color a