Discipline
Yes, I've Been Hit by Students, But I Still Believe Suspensions and Expulsions Are Not the Answer
Betsy DeVos wants to end the Obama-era discipline guidance that addresses the over-suspension and expulsion of students of color. Betsy DeVos is wrong. And I say that as a special educator serving...
Teaching
I'm a Teacher Not a Boxer, and I'm Tired of Being Beat Up by My Students
I had a job interview recently. Even though I am pretty well known for my work with older students I was interviewing for a K-2 special education classroom. There are lots of reasons for the change...
Chicago
Even When Teachers Don't Feel Safe, They Don't Support Guns in the Classroom
Hear us teachers loud and clear: We do not want to be armed, and we do not want to work in prison-like school buildings. We became teachers to help students flourish and grow, and arming us erodes...
New Jersey
How We Can Make School Buses Safe for Kids and Affordable for Districts
Earlier this year, a New Jersey student and teacher were killed in a school bus crash while traveling for a field trip. The incident followed two other high-profile crashes—in Baltimore, Maryland,...
Mental Health
School Shootings Aren't the Only Things School Police Officers Need to Train For
In light of recent school shootings, one of the proposed solutions has been to put more school police officers in schools. In the last 30 years, we have dramatically increased the presence of police...
activism
Want Safer Schools? Listen to the Wave of Student Voices.
In recent months, hundreds of thousands of students from across the United States made it clear that they are a force to be reckoned with. They didn’t just throw a pebble into a pond and hope that...