Teaching
I’m a Teacher of the Year and I Got Laid Off Because of Budget Cuts
I got my letter last week. My principal met me at my door. I knew it was coming. Still, it hurt. The formality of “terminate your contract effective…pursuant to Minnesota Statute 122A.40, subdivision...
Special Education
If You're Weak on Opt-Out, You're Weak on Accountability
Some states may be setting themselves up to fail. That’s my takeaway after reading through a summary of state education plans for dealing with schools that have a large number of students opting out...
anti-racism
WATCH: This New Jersey Teen Was Just Accepted Into All 8 Ivy League Schools
17-year-old Ifeoma White-Thorpe has been accepted to all 8 Ivy League schools and Stanford. "Harvard, Yale, Columbia, UPenn, Brown, Cornell, Dartmouth, Princeton and Stanford," said Thorpe, who...
Indigenous Peoples
I'm Becoming a Doctor So I Can Go Back Home and Serve the Navajo Nation
I’m wrapping up my first year of medical school and while it’s been pretty hard, it’s all going to be worth it when I can return to the Navajo Nation, and serve the community where I grew up. I want...
Charter Schools
His Students Didn't Think You Could Be Black and a Principal. He's Proving Them Wrong.
Last year as he was preparing to open a new middle school in Rhode Island, Osvaldo Jose Martí worked as an administrator first at Blackstone Valley Prep’s existing middle school and then at one of...
New York
Here's Why Every Kid Needs Computer Science, Not Just the Kids Who Like Math
The nationwide rush to implement computer science (CS) education in schools is often attributed to a desire to increase workforce preparedness. This makes sense given the growth in CS-related jobs...
