Katelyn Silva

Katelyn Silva is mom to a third grader and an education writer in Providence, Rhode Island. She operates her own education writing consulting business. She was previously the chief communications officer at Rhode Island Mayoral Academies, a nonprofit dedicated to opening intentionally diverse public charter schools. Prior to that, she was the communications director at the University of Chicago Urban Education Institute.

Posts By Katelyn Silva

If Donald Trump Said Something Mean About Someone, That Person Won’t Vote For Him, Right Mom? Wrong.

I had planned on writing something very different today. I was going to tell you about how my 5-year-old daughter and I—together—cast my vote for Hillary Clinton. I was going to explain how she...

School Choice

I Had to Go All the Way to Ireland to See That We're Getting Separation of Church and State Right in Our Schools

Sometimes it’s worth looking at our education system through the lens of other nations (I swear I am not going to write about Finland!). We spend a lot of time talking about what is wrong with...

Parent Involvement

Sex Ed Isn't Enough, Our Schools Should Be Teaching Sexual Consent

My family and I know an adorable toddler who loves to chase other children and kiss them. My soon-to-be 5-year-old daughter is mortified by him. When he comes to lay one on her, she screams “No!”...

Politics

Sexism stings for a long time, in politics and in the classroom

When Hillary Clinton became the first female nominee for President of the United States, I’ll admit I cried. I looked at my daughter and my tears came. Nothing in my childhood prepared me for that...

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