activism
‘Why Fascists Fear Teachers’ Should Be Required Reading for Every Education Activist
“Wars are won by teachers.” — Vladimir Putin (quoted by Randi Weingarten) That single line could serve as the thesis for Randi Weingarten’s new book, "Why Fascists Fear Teachers." It’s less a memoir...
Teaching
The War On Truth Begins In the Classroom
We live in an age when truth no longer anchors public life. The cost is not merely confusion but captivity, the quiet surrender of our capacity to know. Language is the first casualty. What once...
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...
activism
American Education Has Never Been Neutral Ground
In the quiet of a classroom, courage can take many forms. Sometimes it looks like a teacher sliding a worn clipping from the Chicago Defender across a desk, telling students about an activist or...
Politics
Teachers’ Free Speech Under Fire After Kirk’s Killing
America’s teachers have been put on notice. If they posted “despicable comments” about the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, they could lose their state certification, Florida Education...
equity
I Passed the Oklahoma Anti-Woke Teacher Certification Test
School began in Milwaukee this week. At my daughter’s elementary school, there was a balloon arch and a front walkway packed with students. Eager, anxious, bouncy. The unstoppable force of...
