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Black Studies Should Guide How We Structure Curriculum

In many classrooms, curriculum is treated as a matter of coverage. Units are organized around topics, lessons are paced according to standards, and assessments...

“Race-Blind” Teacher Recruitment Perpetuates Inequality

Recently, the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) released a white paper arguing that teacher diversity should be pursued without race-conscious approaches. The paper further argues...

Beyond Bake Sales: How Parent Groups Can Improve Schools

Parents, there is a good chance your school is squandering one of its most valuable resources - YOU. Our expectations are generally based on a...

We Can’t Allow AI To Erode Young People’s Critical Thinking Skills

There is a particular kind of danger that does not arrive with force. It settles in quietly through normalization, embedding itself in the everyday...

Black Educators Teach From the Soul

When I entered the teaching profession, I had no idea what type of teacher I would become. I wasn’t even sure if I could...

Students Win When Principals and Parents Work Together

I believe the greatest untapped opportunity in our schools is the partnership between parents and principals. As someone who has experience in both roles, I...

Attacks on Teacher Diversity Hurt Our Students

President Trump’s Executive Order banning DEI is an ineffective way to combat prejudice. Prejudice is normally rooted in ignorance and fear—and sometimes malice. It...

Wanna Fight ICE? Teach the Students They’re Coming After

Each day, educators greet and teach bright, smiling faces of all colors, from all walks of life. However, amid much of the policy-fueled chaos...

Real Education Requires Confronting Our History

Education is often described as the process through which knowledge passes from one generation to the next. Yet anyone who has spent time in...

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