activism
This 11-Year-Old Is Begging for a Good Education and a Safe Place to Learn. Something Needs to Change.
Since the release of the blistering Johns Hopkins report on the Providence Public Schools, the new state education commissioner, Angélica Infante Green, and the city’s Mayor, Jorge Elorza, have...
Charter Schools
High School Graduate Tatiana Amaya on Raising Student Voice and Claiming a Seat at the Table
Often, you hear about leaders, far earlier than you meet them. Sitting in a café near the school where I lead as principal, Mastery-Shoemaker, I was approached by a beaming waitress. “My...
California
Public Education in This Country Is Literally a Matter of Life and Death. Here's How It's Playing Out.
Last week, a group of Californians got what Dolly Hunt called their “Martin Luther King moment.” https://twitter.com/PeeplesChoice85/status/1131237556366979072?s=20 Here’s what happened. The...
activism
Teacher-Led Advocacy Isn't a Choice, It's Just What We Do
Historically, Teacher Appreciation Week has included cute coffee mugs stuffed with candy and treats for beloved teachers. Apple themed gift baskets, Starbucks cards and handmade gifts from students...
activism
Teaching Our Students to Save the Planet May Be the Most Important Lesson We Can Teach
Miko Vergun, 17, lives in the Portland, Oregon suburb of Beaverton. She fears she may never be able to visit her native Marshall Islands in the remote Pacific Ocean before they disappear beneath the...
activism
Want Safer Schools? Listen to the Wave of Student Voices.
In recent months, hundreds of thousands of students from across the United States made it clear that they are a force to be reckoned with. They didn’t just throw a pebble into a pond and hope that...
