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Media

Schoolhouse Rock! Is Much More Than an Earworm for a Generation

When I was a young, there was nothing quite like a Saturday morning. No school, no responsibilities, and a full lineup of Saturday morning cartoons. Ahh... the GenX nostalgia for a time when cartoons...

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public schools

Want to Restore Public Trust in Our Schools? Local News Can Help.

More than 50.7 million students will be enrolled in the United States public school system by 2022, according to federal predictions. Many of those students live in cities facing challenges of...

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Teaching

Why We Can’t Just Shut Up and Teach

It is no easy thing to help high school students become better critical thinkers. Especially now. The very act of engaging students in the events of the world and helping them to understand and...

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educational justice

All This Performative Pettiness in Activism Diminishes Our Collective Power

*In my Principal Joe Clark voice* I need all of the Black education activists to join me in a church basement conversation, expeditiously! I’m not liking what I’m seeing on social media, y’all. To be...

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student success

The Best Way to Fight Fake News Is With Real Teaching

A couple months ago, I heard a student at my school shout “fake news!” at friends down the hallway. It’s actually a pretty common occurrence at my Chicago school when students are told something they...

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