6 Famous Females to Look Up To
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February Is Black History Month. Periodt.
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Posted Feb. 26, 2021
I swear I wasn’t trying to end Black History Month with white people and skinfolk that ain’t kinfolk foolery but … Yesterday my homie, Dr.…
Posted Feb. 26, 2021
We know all too well Black and brown students in marginalized communities are now bearing the brunt of the pandemic’s effect on schools—with inadequate technology,…
Posted Feb. 24, 2021
A month ago, as Amanda Gorman shared her beautiful prose during President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris’ inauguration, students at KIPP Rise Academy in Newark had…
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What Will Happen in Your School When Black History Month Is Over?
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Posted Feb. 23, 2021
Reyna Morales lives in Oakland, California, and is the parent of two students at a high-performing charter school located in an area with a dearth…
Posted Feb. 22, 2021
“I am a white ally,” the 30 something-year-old white teacher declared emphatically in the diversity and inclusion professional development session. She snapped her fingers to…
Posted Feb. 24, 2021
A month ago, as Amanda Gorman shared her beautiful prose during President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris’ inauguration, students at KIPP Rise Academy in Newark had…
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Meet Newark’s Own Amanda Gorman, Seventh Grade Poet Makayla Brown
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Posted Feb. 23, 2021
Reyna Morales lives in Oakland, California, and is the parent of two students at a high-performing charter school located in an area with a dearth…
Posted Feb. 22, 2021
“I am a white ally,” the 30 something-year-old white teacher declared emphatically in the diversity and inclusion professional development session. She snapped her fingers to…
Posted Feb. 24, 2021
A month ago, as Amanda Gorman shared her beautiful prose during President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris’ inauguration, students at KIPP Rise Academy in Newark had…
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The Only Cure for White Supremacy Is To Teach Students Real American History
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Posted Feb. 12, 2021
I was gifted an advanced screening of “Judas and the Black Messiah” earlier this week and it affirmed just how much education equals power, while…
Posted Feb. 16, 2021
I came across an image on social media the other day and it made me stop and think. In it, two boys—one white and one…
Posted Feb. 17, 2021
On January 6, as my students were learning about the history of trench warfare during World War I, I had no idea that our own…
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The Government Is Still Preventing the Rise of the Black Messiah in Schools Today
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Posted Feb. 12, 2021
I was gifted an advanced screening of “Judas and the Black Messiah” earlier this week and it affirmed just how much education equals power, while…
Posted Feb. 10, 2021
Prior to COVID-19 upending American education, some state legislatures around the country considered moratoriums or “pauses” on public charter schools; while others, like in California,…
Posted Feb. 11, 2021
A war has been waging in my home state of Illinois, and the battle lines have been drawn. In one corner of the ring—the “uber…
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An Inclusive Curriculum Matters All Year Round
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Posted Feb. 3, 2021
President Joe Biden has certainly kept busy during his first days in the Oval Office. He has issued a call for national unity, doubled down…
Posted Feb. 4, 2021
Whether you support your state’s reopening plans or not, the reality is families locked out of learning for nearly a year are getting fed up.…
Posted Feb. 8, 2021
Although the United States has always had a diverse population, public school curricula are overwhelmingly built around a white, male perspective. Students are learning a…
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For Black History Month, Start with Local History
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Posted Feb. 3, 2021
President Joe Biden has certainly kept busy during his first days in the Oval Office. He has issued a call for national unity, doubled down…
Posted Feb. 4, 2021
Whether you support your state’s reopening plans or not, the reality is families locked out of learning for nearly a year are getting fed up.…
Posted Feb. 4, 2021
The protests and activism that took place last year had an impact on schools. School districts are adding diversity, equity, and inclusion roles and stating…
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Students Don’t Just Study Black History, They Are Black History
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Posted Feb. 1, 2021
*Mic check* (Ahem). Educators: Are you aware that this month is Black History Month? Have you asked your students, specifically your Black students, what they’d like…
Posted Jan. 27, 2021
New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is highlighting an old, but never out of fashion, kind of public service: Tutoring kids. The second-term congresswoman tweeted that…
Posted Jan. 29, 2021
From insurrection to impeachment to inauguration—January has been quite a month for current events! And maybe you thought you could safely tune out of politics—at…
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There Is a Right Way to Process Current Events With Your Students
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Posted Jan. 11, 2021
On the afternoon of last Wednesday’s attempted insurrection at the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., Twitter was a refuge. While living and working in…
Posted Jan. 13, 2021
The certification of the electoral votes from the 2020 election was already going to be a contentious issue, but the events that transpired go far…
Posted Jan. 8, 2021
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos resigned last night, citing Wednesday’s putsch at the Capitol, Trump’s incitement of violence, and her concern that “impressionable children are watching…
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