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

October 26, 2020
by Rann Miller
6 min read
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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
6 min read
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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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We’ll Know You’re Serious About Equity When It Is Reflected in the Teacher Workforce

October 11, 2020
by Jason Allen
5 min read
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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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An Open Letter to White Teachers of Black Children

September 11, 2020
by Rann Miller
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… If America is going to become a nation, she must find a way—and this [Black] child must help her to find a way—to use the tremendous potential and tremendous energy which this child represents. If this country does not...

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How Are Schools And Non-Profit Leaders Speaking To Their Staff About America’s Racism Pandemic?

June 2, 2020
by Sharif El-Mekki
14 min read
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Courage, commitment, and foresight are consistently needed when you work in schools, districts, and organizations that claim to be doing the work of anti-racism. There are too many organizations and school/district leaders today...

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Comcast, Open Wi-Fi Networks to Get 20,000 Philadelphia Students Online

May 31, 2020
by Zachary Wright
3 min read
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If there were villains in Philadelphia’s COVID-19 nightmare, Comcast would be right up there with Joel Freedman, owner of the shuttered and unused Hahnemann Hospital. 20,000 Philadelphia students without internet connections...

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When You Say ‘We’re All in This Together,’ Black People Know You’re Lying

May 22, 2020
by Dr Howard Fuller
7 min read
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He has traveled the world advocating for Black people. From the communities inhabited by poor  Black people in Durham, North Carolina to the bush of Mozambique, and throughout his beloved city of Milwaukee. His steadfast...

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In The Corona Chaos, There’s An Opportunity To Advance The Banner For Educational Justice

May 20, 2020
by Atnre Alleyne
5 min read
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If you take the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, add the massive Black-white wealth gap, and then mix in America’s ungodly lack of social safety nets; Black families are about to be served a hellacious helping of...

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