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First Person is where Chalkbeat features personal essays by educators, students, parents, and others thinking and writing about public education.
Access to acceleration has long been wildly inequitable. Here’s what schools can do to reduce the financial and logistical barriers.
It’s important to teach 'hard history.' But we must also teach the 'hard present.'
Too often, educators of color are tracked into disciplinary roles and tapped to lead equity efforts. I’ve been there.
As of this past weekend, amid deadly political violence aimed at former President Trump, there had been nearly 300 mass shootings in America this year. Students like me are desperate for a safer future.
How do we make sure Chalkbeat is giving readers what they need? Audience engagement intern Owen Berg explains how he approaches this question.
School districts are eliminating diversity and equity roles. We’re not ready for the fallout.
I traveled to Malaysia to teach kids about photography. Here’s what I learned.
There’s already a blueprint for evaluation in the post-Regents era.
I rarely saw faces like mine in school books or on TV. It fueled my imposter syndrome.
An English teacher with no reporting background, I agreed to teach a high school journalism class. Here’s what I learned.
I am one of the thousands of NYC children who lost a parent to COVID. Here’s what I want you to know about my dad.
Amid rising antisemitism and a devastating war, I wondered how the community would respond to this unmistakably Jewish play.
People sometimes assume trans and nonbinary educators are correcting pronouns resentfully or talking about gender in age-inappropriate ways. The truth is far more mundane.
My story is about persevering, but it’s also about getting the unique support I needed to turn my situation around.
‘Did you say segregation ended?’ My student’s question speaks to the reality inside classrooms.
The school desegregation ruling is often taught as a celebration of American justice and equality. Here’s what else lessons about it should include.
After months of homelessness and despair, my family found a safe haven in Newark.
The mass displacement of Black educators following the landmark Supreme Court decision has had profound effects on communities and the teaching profession.
It’s Teacher Appreciation Week. Donuts and discounts are nice gestures, but here’s what could move the needle for educators.
Asked to step into the classroom amid COVID and the nation’s racial reckoning, many arrows pointed to saying no. Two bigger arrows pointed to yes.