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Latinx Students Are Least Likely to Learn With a Teacher Who Looks Like Them
My community—the Latinx community—is the fastest-growing population in the U.S, accounting for 52% of growth in the last decade. Latinx students
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I Believe in Public Schools, But They Just Weren’t Working for My Son
“The wolf took one last look at his mother and father…” My son is reading aloud in the other room. I hear his little voice recounting the story
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Here’s How My Middle School Kept Kids From Failing During Pandemic Isolation
As the horrors of World War II were drawing to a close, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill famously advised: “never let a good crisis go to
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To Improve EdTech, Focus on the Teachers and Students Who Use It
When the iPhone was introduced in 2007, much of the technology behind it had already existed for several years. “Technically speaking,” as
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Here’s How Parents and Teachers Can Create Healthy Classroom Environments for Neurodiverse Kids
At five years old, our son Trey, now age 14, was diagnosed with Autism and mixed-expressive language disorder. Long before that, I had suspected
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6 Ways We Can Help Reverse COVID Learning Loss for English Learners
Twenty-one months have passed since the COVID-19 pandemic was declared a national emergency. With a new school year underway, the United States
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The System Failed Me
I was always a good student — I did very well academically. Every nine weeks, we had these standardized tests for the state. I would always place
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EXPLAINED: What Is an IEP and How to Make Sure Your Child’s Needs Are Met
If you have a child with disabilities, you’re not alone: According to the latest data, over 7 million American schoolchildren — 14% of all
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I Know What the Challenges Are for Black Teachers and How to Start Fixing Them
I will never forget the moment last year when a seventh-grade African American student came to my door and said, “Mr. Taylor, I just wanted to stop
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Parent Partnerships Are Key to Student Success
The Center for Universal Education at Brookings recently released survey results about parents’ beliefs and goals for their children’s education.
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Teachers Legally Hitting Students as a Disciplinary Measure Has to Stop
Here’s a familiar scene: You are attending a professional workshop about America’s school-to-prison pipeline. The gray-suited speaker concludes
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How Public Schools Fail to Recognize Black Prodigies
Amid numerous articles about how Black students lag behind others in educational achievement, occasionally you may hear about a young Black
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Don’t Buy Into the Hype Around Learning Loss
I get it: “learning loss” is scary. Considering the unprecedented overuse of the word “unprecedented” to describe what our nation’s K-12
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We Can Unleash the Genius of Our Students by Putting the Arts at the Center
This essay is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Patrick Pritchard from Wesleyan College in Macon, Georgia, who recently passed away on March 6,
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‘Teacher Diversity’ Explained: Why It Matters, and How We Got Here
While America’s student body has grown more diverse over time, the teachers working with them have remained overwhelmingly white. While 47% of