Stories

Teaching

Here's What a Supreme Court Ruling for Janus Could Mean for Teachers Unions

Policymakers, journalists, analysts, and—to be sure—union leaders and members are eagerly, and perhaps nervously, awaiting the Supreme Court’s decision in Janus v. AFSCME . The Supreme Court will...

Poverty

This Is How We Get More Millennials to Be Teachers

When salary, stress levels and upward mobility are among the top career priorities for millennials, the state of our nation’s teaching profession is more dire than the recent strikes indicate. These...

anti-racism

She Wrote a Guide for Herself and Then Turned It Into a Book to Empower Others

Ivy Box currently serves as the chief executive officer of Voice T.H.E. Movement, Inc., which hosts an annual empowerment workshop that impacts over 500 disadvantaged middle and high school students....

Mental Health

Maybe My Friend Mark Wouldn't Have Committed Suicide If Someone Had Shown Him That Gay Kids Have Futures

When Education Post asked me to write something for Pride I had to sit down and think. And think. Then I tossed and turned in bed and now I find myself sitting in front of my computer in the middle...

Achievement Gap

Effective Early Education Requires Effective and Empowered Early Educators

Effective early childhood education paves the way for school success and better life chances. This is a well-researched fact. Yet, a high percentage of young children in our country do not experience...

Can We Just Trade Betsy for LeBron?

Outrage: Somebody Needs to Get Betsy I’m so tired of Betsy showing up in my newsfeed every week. This time, she and the Department of Education are being sued by the NAACP and a couple of other civil...