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The DNC’s Missteps Reminded Us About The Importance Of DEIJ Work In Schools

Last month, I tuned into the Democratic National Convention online. The one thing that was very clear to me was the Democratic Party’s attempt to be inclusive of and honor the intersections of many...

Social Emotional Learning

High-Value, Low-Functioning Teachers Have Always Existed in Our Classrooms

Over the past few days, multiple viral clips from recent episodes of NFL star Cam Newton’s “Funky Friday” podcast and Nick Cannon’s “Counsel Culture” podcast have flooded the news feeds of my social...

EdTech

AI In The Classroom: What A Year Has Taught Us

It’s hard to believe we’re starting a second full school year with generative artificial intelligence (AI) in classrooms. From the start, there was a mix of excitement and nervousness about these new...

student achievement

St. Louis NAACP Files Federal Complaint Over Black Students’ Low Reading Scores

The St. Louis NAACP is making another move to improve literacy in local school districts — but this time, it’s looking to the federal government for help. The branch filed a complaint Aug. 19 with...

School Choice

Education Department Debate Is About Creating Anti-LGBTQ+ Worldview

Fact: MAGA Republicans want to abolish the U.S. Department of Education (DOE). It’s one of the few items on the to-do list of Trump’s Agenda 47 and the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 (AKA “Agenda...

Diversity

DEI Is The New N-Word

The terms/acronyms “woke,” “DEI,” and “CRT” are used in a derogatory way, interchangeably, as a coded language to signify or designate a Black person as either Black or the N-word. Political...

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