U.S. Department of Education
The Government Just Told Educators They’re Not “Real” Professionals
I wanted to bring this to your attention because, with everything happening in the world right now, changes like this can easily slip past people. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act and the Department of...
Diversity
Why the Black Male Educator Conference Matters More Than Ever: A Decade of Community, Culture, & Liberation
I’ve been attending the Black Male Educator Conference (BMEC) since the very beginning—back in 2015, when 100 Black men teaching in Philadelphia gathered in a room for a radical revival to lift each...
equity
This Is Ground Zero in the Conservative Quest for More Patriotic and Christian Public Schools
The future that the Trump administration envisions for public schools is more patriotic, more Christian, and less “woke.” Want to know how that might play out? Look to Oklahoma. Oklahoma has spent...
equity
From Data to Agency: How Oakland Students Are Becoming Leaders in Their Own Education
At Energy Convertors, we believe that knowledge is power, and nowhere is this more evident than when students dive deep into their own educational data. Over the years, our driving force has been...
opportunity gap
Life Fell Apart For Me. It Won't For Them.
I needed someone to believe in what I could become, but those voices were silent. At least, that's how I remember my twenties—adrift in that gap decade between teenage dreams and adult clarity. That...
Diversity
Half of the States Won’t Comply with Trump’s Push to Defund Schools Over DEI
It’s been about six months since the U.S. Department of Education sent a “Dear Colleague” letter to all schools that receive federal funding, warning them that they could risk losing this money if...
