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This post is an open letter to the Trump administration, signed by 45 former State Teachers of the Year and the 1,840 members of Teachers Against Child Det

If charter schools had been an option when I was young, I believe my mom would have been wise to choose them for me, given all I went through in those year

I remember vividly the first time I put my head on my desk and cried during my lunch period. The bell to end the fourth period and move to lunch had just r

We all know the female elementary school teacher stereotype, perhaps best portrayed by the iconic Jessica Day from New Girl: bubby, cheerful, exquisitely p

Earlier this month, the fire alarm went off at my school as students were entering the building in the morning. For most people, this signifies something m

Trauma is a silent, but very prevalent problem in the classrooms of today. In fact, recent reports by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Admini

In this episode, Erika Sanzi joins us to discuss the Rhode Island house bill (HB 5817) that would make sex between school employees and students a crime. W

In my second year of teaching, I had a notorious student we’ll call Israel. After the first day of class, we sat down and discussed appropriate expectation

I have been watching silently this week as women are stepping forward to discuss times they felt uncomfortable about their interactions with male colleague