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Educators, If You Aren’t Consistently Asking ‘How Are The Children?’, You’re Asking The Wrong Questions.

December 21, 2020
by Dr. Robert Harvey
6 min read
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On the sun-glazed African continent, the most storied warrior people, incomparably formidable and sagacious in war, is the Maasai. It is perhaps unexpected, then, to learn the traditional greeting that passed between Maasai...

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The Election is Over, Time for a Marshall Plan and Educational Reparations for Black People. But, The Plans Must Be White-Proof.

December 14, 2020
by Sharif El-Mekki
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America is turning a corner.  Or so it hopes; so it claims. We have just elected a rational adult to the Presidency, thanks in no small part to the turnout of Black Americans in places like Philadelphia, Atlanta...

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There Are Strategies To Diversify The Teacher Workforce. What Are Yours?

December 4, 2020
by Jack Perry
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Education was a second career for me—but it wasn’t for lack of trying to make it the first. In college, I pursued a major in education for one semester, but became discouraged by the striking absence of Black men and women in...

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Virtual or In-Person, Good Classroom Management Starts With Instruction

November 22, 2020
by Rann Miller
7 min read
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Here’s a dirty little secret about teachers that few people care to admit: Many teachers with poor classroom management aren’t strong instructionally. I would never assume that a teacher without control of their classroom...

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The Election Is Over. How Do We Help Our Students (And Ourselves) Heal?

November 15, 2020
by Sharif El-Mekki
4 min read
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“Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.” -Audre Lorde After one of the most tumultuous and fraught elections of our lifetime, Joe Biden was chosen to be...

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When it Comes to Cameras in Virtual Classrooms, Compromise Over Compliance

October 26, 2020
by Rann Miller
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For me, my home is a sacred place; not only because I am a person of faith but also because my home is an intimate and safe space where my relationships, culture and humanity is nurtured, affirmed and celebrated. I like to...

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School Is Now Online and Plenty of Children Are Shut Out

October 21, 2020
by Zachary Wright
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It’s October, almost seven months into a pandemic that has turned the world upside down. Since the shutdowns in March, folks have adapted; businesses have gotten creative with curbside pickup and contactless delivery. Families...

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Addressing Inequities on the Common App Can Support College Access

October 14, 2020
by Kelisa Wing
3 min read
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This is a year unlike any other. I am sure you have heard this over and over again as, over the past seven months, our lives have been completely upended. From the way we work, travel, worship, and teach, nothing is the same. The...

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We’ll Know You’re Serious About Equity When It Is Reflected in the Teacher Workforce

October 11, 2020
by Jason Allen
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Education has never been something that has been valued in the United States as evidenced by our nation’s leaders continually cutting the education budget. They take away the capital needed for programming, initiatives, and...

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A Love Letter to Black Parents in American Schools

September 14, 2020
by Rann Miller
7 min read
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Shortly after I proposed to my wife, our parents threw us an engagement party. There were a few standout moments from that day; my wife in her beautiful yellow sundress, it was the hottest day of the year, and a conversation my...

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