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Parents, It's Way Past Time to Break Up With Traditional Education and School Funding

This pandemic is an opportunity to change not only how we educate children, but how we fund that education. Right now, school and district leaders are looking to Congress to save their budgets from...

California

Students’ Voices Must Be Central to the Way School Is Reimagined

With schools gone virtual and in-person feedback from students no longer possible, listening to students can feel harder than ever. There is always an inherent challenge for teachers and...

California

Without Internet Access, Our Most Vulnerable Children Are Locked Outside the Digital Schoolhouse Door

Philadelphia's problem is America’s problem. If you want to go to school, see a doctor, apply for a job, enroll in training or receive government benefits—you need a computer and an internet...

California

For My Family, Seeing Their First-Gen Latina Daughter Walk Across the Stage Would Have Been Everything

If I were a magician for a day, I would strike my wand and eliminate the memory of the coronavirus as well as its impact. Instead, I am a high school senior adjusting to life during a pandemic that...

California

We Can Unify and Win Better Schools for Our Kids. Here's How.

During my 33-year journey in public education, I’ve repeatedly experienced the power of unity in achieving desired student outcomes, especially since founding a charter public school in a high need...

California

I #LoveTeaching Because It's So Much More Than What Happens Within the Classroom Walls

I began my career in education 13 years ago, with hopes that I would earn the credentials and experience needed to develop employment opportunities for persons with disabilities. I didn’t really have...

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When School Reform is Not Enough

Parents, It's Way Past Time to Break Up With Traditional Education and School Funding

Students’ Voices Must Be Central to the Way School Is Reimagined

Without Internet Access, Our Most Vulnerable Children Are Locked Outside the Digital Schoolhouse Door

For My Family, Seeing Their First-Gen Latina Daughter Walk Across the Stage Would Have Been Everything

We Can Unify and Win Better Schools for Our Kids. Here's How.

I #LoveTeaching Because It's So Much More Than What Happens Within the Classroom Walls

Support Us