Beyond the Curriculum: Educators Reflect on Racism, Democracy, Purpose Waking Up to Reality Every morning, I roll out of bed and listen to the calming chirps of crickets. But there’s one thing that drives me nuts about our education system:…
3 Ways to Make Learning Relevant to Students We’ve all heard it before: “Why do we need to learn this?” That question feels like the battle cry of students everywhere. Honestly, it gets to the heart of a big issue.…
Supreme Court Will Decide Fate of Student Loan Relief: What Teachers Need to Know The Big Showdown in the Supreme Court The U.S. Supreme Court is diving deep into President Joe Biden’s $400 billion student loan relief plan. Everyone has…
A Transgender Student’s Journey: Finding Acceptance and Belonging in School Moving for a Welcoming School Environment Dandelion Hunt-Smith packed up their bags and waved goodbye to Columbus, Georgia. They headed to San Francisco, ready to start a new chapter. Dandelion…
A Conservative Teacher’s Take on ‘What Is Wrong With Our Schools’ Meet Daniel Buck, a dedicated middle school English teacher from Wisconsin. Buck recently shared his insights in his debut book, What Is Wrong With Our Schools: The Ideology Impoverishing…
What the Last Two Decades Have Taught Us About School Reform At the end of last year, my colleague Ilana Ovental and I took a deep dive into education media coverage during the pandemic. Our analysis looked at whether and…
Want to Take Learning Recovery Seriously? Support and Train Teachers Nardi Routten teaches 4th grade at Creekside Elementary School in New Bern, N.C. She’s been a member of the National Assessment Governing Board since 2018 and won the Milken Educator…
Classroom Cell Phone Use Is Fraught. It Doesn’t Have to Be Pre-pandemic, student cellphone use wasn’t a significant issue in my classes. I’d typically see only a few students use their phones for non-academic purposes. If someone checked their phone…
Some Schools Will Get Money From Opioid Settlements—But It Won’t Be Easy The Slow Road to Opioid Settlement Funds Some school districts are gearing up to receive cash from recent settlements with opioid manufacturers and distributors. But let’s be real—it’s…
Why One Principal Is Asking Her Staff to Do Less Embracing the Chaos This school year promises to be a rollercoaster ride of election buzz, debates over Roe v. Wade, gender identity discussions, school prayer controversies, and who knows what…