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family engagement

Fostering Meaningful School-Home Connections

educational equity

Embrace “Uncomfortability” in Support of Marginalized Students

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Optimizing Data Management Can Accelerate Educational Equity

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educational equity

Superintendents Must Stand Up to Fear to Support Educational Equity

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Math

It Is Not Taboo to Use Calculators in Math Class

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school boards

Is Your School Board Prepared to Lead?

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Culturally affirming

The Key to Academic Success: Culturally Affirming Classrooms

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Multilingual Learners

Using Translation to Support Multilingual Learners and Their Families

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Attendance

3 Ways To Get Kids Back To Class with ESSER

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Math

Black Education: Do We Think Black Children Are Mathematically Stupid?

Diversity and Minority Representation In Education: A Smiling Young Black School Boy Wearing a Backpack. A Happy African American Elementary School Student. Generative AI

Black Students

Support Black Youth Before They Become a Hashtag

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EdTech

Navigating the AI-Driven Future for Equitable Progress

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educational equity

A Profile of Racial Equity at Boston Public Schools

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anti-racism

Let Me Wear My Crown: Black Hair Discrimination in School

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Sexual Harassment

Igniting Youth to Combat Sexual Harassment in School

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innovation

Building a Brighter Future: Overcoming Educational Challenges Post-Pandemic

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women

Educators’ Fight Against Gender Inequality in Leadership

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EdTech

The Pros and Cons of ChatGPT in the Classroom

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EdTech

AI is a How, Not a What: Why EdTech Companies Need to Shift to Drive K-12 Change

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Literacy

How District Administrators Can Support Teachers With Student Literacy Gains This Year

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Banned Books

Banning Books Only Makes Students Want to Read Them More

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Teaching

Beyond the Basics: 3 Key Yet Uncommon Tasks for Back-to-School Prep

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student success

It’s That Time: A Back to School Checklist For Parents

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Math

5 Math Enrichment Games to Use in Your Classroom This Year

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Multilingual Learners

Understanding the Alphabet Soup of Multilingual Education

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whole child

A Best Practice For Optimal Learning? Get Kids Outside.

Urban Prep Academies

When the School Bully is the School District

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Banned Books

We Must Protect School Librarians at All Costs

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Literacy

Science of Reading Curriculum: What It Is and What It Isn’t

Brandon Brown, CEO of The Mind Trust

Charter Schools

The Mind Trust on CSP and Community-Driven Change

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anti-racism

Fix What’s Broken: Affirmative Action in Higher Education

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Special Education

The (Ableist) Elephant in the Room: New Report Finds Charter Schools Fail Students With Disabilities

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Teaching

Black Educators: When They Tell You to Tone Down, Turn Up.

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Math

Summer Professional Development for Math Teachers

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equity

Use Competency- Based Learning to Promote Student Equity

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Social Media

Does TikTok Make Kids Anti-Science?

Black female high school student in class with multiracial classmates.

educational equity

I Teach High School Math: How I Lead with Equity in Mind

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Inclusion

What Are We Willing to Lose So Our Kids Can Gain?

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anti-racism

As California Goes: States Will Experience Growing Pains Without Affirmative Action

Black female college student sitting at a table in a library, looking out

anti-racism

The Supreme Court on Affirmative Action: Who Will You Blame Now?

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EdTech

Ed Tech Tools: Don’t Ask Students What They Want to Be

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Transgender students

Trans Students Are Not Okay. Our Time to Act is Now.

Asian Woman teaching diverse children math on a whiteboard

Math

Just Because the Math Ain't Mathin' Doesn't Mean That There's No Evidence of Mathematical Thinking in Their Response

Author Kelisa Wing

anti-racism

Anti-Racist Education: When Things Hit the Fan, Are you Still a Fan?

Young Black girl sitting at a desk holding a pencil and counting on her fingers.

Math

Math Pacing Guides: Do They Keep Pace or Leave Students Behind?

Juneteenth Should Serve As a Reminder That Anti-Blackness Is Still Alive in Our Schools

Juneteenth

Juneteenth Serves As a Reminder That Anti-Blackness Is Still Alive in Our Schools

Frederick Douglass

Juneteenth

Independence Has Always Been a Day Late and a Dollar Short for Black People, But Schools Can Change That

Four Black educators standing in front of a stage at the HipHopEd Conference

Ya Don’t Stop: A Review of the 2023 HipHopEd Conference

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anti-racism

Anti-Racist Education: The N-Word is Not a Word for School

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Student Voice

Why The Student Voice In The Classroom Immediately Improves Education

A parked school bus.

What if Two Types of Education Reform-Charter Schools and Education Savings Accounts-Merged?

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Literacy

Science of Reading vs. Whole Language War Rages On; Students Lose

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Social-Emotional Learning

Weave Social Emotional Learning into the Fabric of the School Day

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ESSER Funds

How Should Schools Spend ESSER Summer Funds? RI Case Study Has Some Clues

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Mental Health

Advocacy for Mental Health in Schools Starts With Us

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Parents Bill of Rights

Republican Education Bill Would Increase Interference in Classrooms

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Literacy

The ‘Transformation is Real’ as the Science of Reading Takes Hold Across Public Schools

Black teacher reading a book.

anti-racism

Black Male Teachers Were My Father Figures. They Changed My Life, and We Need More of Them

Community Engagement

5 Ways to Build Community Engagement in Schools

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Attendance

Rewrite attendance laws to promote learning, not seat time

Group of young, diverse activists at a protest rally

AAPI

AAPI Heritage Month 2023: Cross-Racial Coalitions Provide Blueprint for Support

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Math

Let’s Create a Mathematics Framework That Works for All Students

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Career and Technical Education

Education is One Area Where ‘Domestic Realists’ Agree. Let’s Build on That

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vocational training

Post-Pandemic, Let’s Develop True Education-to-Workforce Pathways to Secure a Better Future

Parents with their children at a park.

Social-Emotional Learning

Don’t Overlook Families when Implementing SEL Strategies in School

Charter Schools

A Rhode Island Community Charter Diversifies Nursing

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Elections

Why Education Advocates Should Start Playing Politics

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Banned Books

Gender Queer Is Not For Me, But Someone Needs This Book

students at Purdue Polytechnic High School.

Charter Schools

A University-Led Community Charter: Purdue Polytechnic Helps Indiana Youth Succeed

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racial bias

School Leaders, What are You Doing About Your Schools’ Racial Bias?

Environmental activist McKenna Dunbar.

Gen Z

McKenna Dunbar Creates Green Jobs, Spreads Black Joy

Literacy

At Last, Minnesota May Embrace The Science of Reading

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Social-Emotional Learning

In a Post-Pandemic World, We Must Pay More Attention to Emotions

Two Gen Z environmental activists.

Gen Z

What Is Environmental Activism? Youth of Color Creating Justice

RISE St. James workers.

Gen Z

Cultural Worker Marie Medjine Antoine Plants Seeds of a Green Economy

Photo by Anoushka Puri on Unsplash.

Math

How Alabama Is Leading the Way in Solving the Math Crisis

Student walking outside Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom HS in the Bronx.

Gen Z

What Is Environmental Activism? Bronx Youth Making Green Space

Maise Brown activist.

Gen Z

Jackson’s Maisie Brown Links Social and Environmental Justice

Freedom Coalition for Charter Schools.

Charter Schools

Education Needs A Radical Middle

Gen Z

Gen Z Chief Devon Parfait Fights to Save His People’s Land

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Culture

Children Paying the Price for Culture Wars and Witch Hunts in Public Education

Rocketship Public Schools.

Diversity and Equity Initiatives (DEI)

Rocketship Grows Educators Who Love Their Students Like My Granny Loved Me

Students at the Arizona Autism Charter School.

Charter Schools

Can a Community Charter Go National? Arizona Autism Charter School Says Yes

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Literacy

Ohio Gov Pushes for Science of Reading as Only Approach

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anti-racism

Black Students, Expelled Tennessee Justins face Same Struggle

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Social Justice

Current Events Have A Place in Teaching, But a Social Justice Pedagogical Rooting is Needed

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educational equity

A New Strategy for Driving Educational Equity

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Charter Schools

NOLA’s Historic McDonogh 35 Thrives as Community Charter

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Math

Middle School Math is a Unique Problem that Needs More Attention

Students listening to their teacher.

public school choice

Criminal Behavior Rises Among Those Left Behind by School Lotteries

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Social-Emotional Learning

Teachers Must Instill the ‘Why’ of Discipline

A child reading during the summer, fostering summer learning.

summer learning

We Can All Be Learning Heroes

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Education Research Strategies

The Shortcomings of Current Educational Research

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Charter Schools

To Retain the Support of Black Voters, Democrats Must Re-Embrace Charter Schools

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Charter Schools

A Life-Changing School For Adults: Meet the Excel Center

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Higher Education

An Equity Agenda for Higher Education

Toddlers Need Social Emotional Learning

Social-Emotional Learning

Toddlers Need Social Emotional Learning

women

Educating Girls to Be the Best Versions of Themselves

Student reading a book.

Banned Books

Arizona Republicans Want to Ban Books with Gender Fluidity, Pronouns

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educational civil rights

The Supreme Court Ruled in Favor of Students With Disabilities–Shouldn’t All Students Enjoy the Same Rights?

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Jane Crow

We Need Partnership Between Black and White Women Educators

Charter Schools

Meet a Radically Inclusive St. Louis Community Charter: City Garden Montessori

The Women Educators Who Have Shaped My Teaching Career: Sara Demoiny

women

The Women Educators Who Have Shaped My Teaching Career: Sara Demoiny

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Jane Crow

Black Excellence Breeds Unrecognized Jealousy Among White Women Teachers

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Education Research Strategies

Educational Research’s ‘Original Sin’

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Jane Crow

Immigrants Experience Jane Crow Education, Too

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No Child Left Behind

NCLB at 20: The Law Sparked a School Data Revolution

Photos courtesy DC Wildflower.

Charter Schools

DC Wildflower Launches Its First Community Charter School: Riverseed

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Secondary Pathways

In Defense of College Degrees, and New Post-Secondary Pathways

Women Educators Who Have Shaped My Teaching Career: Dawn Watts-Bolds

women

Women Educators Who Have Shaped My Teaching Career: Dawn Watts-Bolds

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Teaching

Racial Violence Can Follow Students Into the Classroom–Here’s how Tenderness Can Make a Difference

National Parents Union

Parents Storm D.C., Tell the GOP Whose Rights They Forgot in Their “Parents Bill of Rights”

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Jane Crow

The So-Called Parents Bill of Rights Recycles a Dangerous Playbook

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Parent Partnership

4 Post-Pandemic Strategies to Keep Parents and Schools Connected

Public school parents want their children to learn about kindness, empathy and collaboration.

Social-Emotional Learning

POLL: Public School Parents Want SEL in Schools, Divisive Parents Out

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EdTech

ChatGPT: The Double-Edged Sword of AI in Education

Students receiving instruction remotely.

EdTech

The Promise and Peril of New Teaching Technologies

10 Innovative Women Math Educators You Should Know

Math

10 Innovative Women Math Educators You Should Know

4 Ways We Can Support Muslim Students During Ramadan and Year-Round

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Banned Books

My Students Overturned a Book Ban, You Can Too

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Banned Books

Who Gets to Decide What Students Read?

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school finance

The Case for a New School Finance Reform Agenda

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Charter Schools

Charter Schools Helping to Close Harlem’s Achievement Gap

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Math

This Pi Day, Let’s Look at Geometry from All Angles

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Place-based Education

Place-Based Learning Reveals Our Connections to Native History

On SEL Day, Focus on Building a More Perfect Union

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Charter Schools

HBCUs Produce Culturally Relevant Leaders for Black Charter Schools

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Charter Schools

Community charter schools earn their spot in public education

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public school choice

New Group Strives to Make Public Education ‘Available to All’

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Mental Health Awareness

Mental Health, Healing and Wholeness for Black Boys

Pandemic Devastation Demands More Student-Centered Learning Practices

Student-centered Learning Practices

Pandemic Devastation Demands More Student-Centered Learning Practices

Florida Watch: What Happened to Black History Month?

Teachers and Students Need Culturally Relevant Education

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Unlocking the Future

Rethinking The Racial Achievement Gap

Teacher giving classroom instruction.

Teaching

Report: LIFO Policies Threaten Teacher-Diversity Gains

Students working in school.

Parent Partnership

The Most Underutilized Resource in Schools – Families

Hey Shawnta! How Do I Tell My Principal That I Don’t Want to Sponsor an After-School Activity?

Teaching

Hey Shawnta! How Do I Tell My Principal That I Don’t Want to Sponsor an After-School Activity?

These Educators Teach Black History Way Outside the Box

Black History Must Include African Math History

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anti-racism

What Does Black History Mean to a Futuristic Black Girl?

Children practicing math at school.

Math

Is There a ‘Science of Math’ Too?

Unlocking the Future

Can an ‘International Competition’ Argument Still Work for Schools?

Hey Shawnta! Does Dyslexia Present Differently in Gifted or Multi-Exceptional Learners?

learning disability

Hey Shawnta! Does Dyslexia Present Differently in Gifted or Multi-Exceptional Learners?

Unlocking the Future

Education Accountability Can Learn from Health Care

Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash. Homeschool student at work.

Unlocking the Future

A New Educational Future Requires New Allies

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anti-racism

Teaching Black History Must Start at Home

HBCU students. Photo by Andre Chung

Charter Schools

The Undeniable Connection between HBCUs and Black Charter Schools

Professional Development

Mentoring Ed-Leaders For Equity in Chicago

students receiving their cybersecurity certificates at an Ohio high school.

career pathways

How One Ohio High School Is Building Pathways to Cybersecurity Careers

Unlocking the Future

Bold Visions Needed to Solve Pandemic-related Education Setbacks

Photo by Scott Webb on Unsplash

student success

Let’s Expand Schools’ Thinking about Student Success

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Unlocking the Future

Nothing About Us Without Us

Photo by tam wai on Unsplash

Unlocking the Future

Schools Want Engaged Parents in Theory but Ignore Their Reality

Photo by Joshua Hoehne

Unlocking the Future

Let’s Open A Marketplace of Schools

Educational Opportunity

Americans must recommit to an education opportunity agenda

School Choice

The left challenges trickle-down choice policies

Career and Technical Education

Making Career Pathways As Detour-Free As Possible

Photo by Cut in A Moment on Unsplash

Teaching

Four Ways to Sustain Coaching Programs after ESSER Money Disappears

CRT

Florida Watch: Districts Clearcut School and Classroom Libraries

Math

Helping Middle Schools Climb the Math Wall

CRT

Deny DeSantis The Credit He’s Not Due

Math

Denying Black Students Algebra Is Worse Than Florida’s AP African American Studies Snub

Math

Black History Should Be a Requirement in Math Curriculums

Photo by UK Black Tech on Unsplash

Career and Technical Education

Why Career Pathways Are Essential for Preparing Students

In Purple Districts, Polarization Prevents Teaching Democratic Skills

Here’s What Teachers of Color Need From Their Principals

Math

How To Set Your Brain on Fire (In a Good Way)

28 Essential Black History Books Educators Need to Read

anti-racism

28 Essential Black History Books Educators Need to Read

Hey Shawnta! How Can I Get My Children to Read More?

Literacy

Hey Shawnta! How Can I Get My Children to Read More?

Schoolhouse Rock! Is Much More Than an Earworm for a Generation

Media

Schoolhouse Rock! Is Much More Than an Earworm for a Generation

Photo by Sam Balye on Unsplash

School Choice

We Can’t Let Racists Co-opt School Choice

Photo by yang miao on Unsplash.

social and emotional learning

Well-Behaved Children Seldom Make Misery: A Case for SEL

photo courtesy/Mia Uzzell

CRT

Students Eyeing Lawsuit against DeSantis for Banning AP African American Studies

standardized tests

Don’t Hate the Achievement Test, Hate the System

Photo by Alexander Grey on Unsplash

Transgender students

8 Things This Teacher-Mom Wants You to Know about Trans Kids

Observing National School Choice Week

What’s the Big Deal about ChatGPT in Schools?

Hey Shawnta! Field Trips Went Away During the Pandemic. What Can I Do to Get Them Back at My Children’s School?

Hey Shawnta! Field Trips Went Away During the Pandemic. What Can I Do to Get Them Back at My Children’s School?

social and emotional learning

Help Wanted: We’re Raising Dishonest and Disrespectful Children

Math

Are Instructors Teaching Math Or Reinforcing Schooling?

Photo by Alexander Grey on Unsplash

Transgender students

Trans Kids (And Their Parents) Are Under Attack in America

adolescent boys in the classroom

social and emotional learning

America Has a Boy Problem. Public Schools Can Solve It.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Things Dr. King Said About Education That Might Surprise You

Photo by Charl Folscher on Unsplash

CRT

New Arkansas Governor Stops CRT Before It Starts

play-based learning

classroom instruction

Teachers, Instilling Life-Long Learning May Be As Simple As Child’s Play

Hey Shawnta! As an English teacher, what do I need to know about ChatGPT?

EdTech

Hey Shawnta! As an English Teacher, What Do I Need to Know About ChatGPT?

children learning to read

Literacy

Is Your Child’s School Still Using Debunked Reading Theories?

Photo by dole777 on Unsplash

Social Media

Bye Bye Birdie: What's Next for Ed-Twitter?

Photo by Muhammad Haikal Sjukri on Unsplash

cultural sensitivity

Professor Fired for Showing Picture of Prophet Muhammad

Photo by Katie Moum on Unsplash

Legislature

Educators, Watch for These Legislative Efforts in 2023

Laura Bollman

Literacy

Q&A With Laura Bollman: Breaking Down Barriers to Literacy With Free Teacher Training

teacher instructing high school student

classroom instruction

Learning Should Not be Relevant or Rigorous, It Should be Both

student taking test

standardized tests

Standardized Tests Are Racist, So Are You

influencers

Brightbeam’s List of the Top 22 Education Influencers of 2022

Hey Shawnta! Should I Make My Child Do the Winter Break Packet?

winter break

Hey Shawnta! Should I Make My Child Do the Winter Break Packet?

Hey Shawnta! What Should Parents Do With the Information From Emily Hanford’s Podcast 'Sold a Story'?

Literacy

Hey Shawnta! What Should Parents Do With the Information From Emily Hanford’s Podcast 'Sold a Story'?

student learning at a computer

virtual learning

Don’t Use Khan Academy Alone

The Cruelty Is The Point: Why I’m Asserting My ‘Parental Rights’ to Protect Transgender Student Rights

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