Tackling racism
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After Chauvin verdict, classroom discussions turn to racial justice and remembrance
In some schools, the talks have become a heavy routine.
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Anti-Asian racism overwhelmed me this year. So I started speaking out.
Asian American young people need places to express our outrage.
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I didn’t learn about Asian American history in high school. We can’t fail another generation of students.Â
With little sense of the past, I grappled with my identity.
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My Black students and colleagues taught me how to embrace my Asian American identity
I used to think I needed to ‘adapt to whiteness.’ Now I know better.Â
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I’m a school psychologist trained for tense situations. Too often, schools call the police instead of letting me do my job.Â
A second grader showed signs of her disability. Officers swooped in.Â
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Stop calling this generation ‘lost.’ It’s hurtful — and it’s wrong.
Despite what you’ve heard, my remote students are learning.
The COVID-19 outbreak is changing our daily reality
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- May 17 – Math Enrichment Workshop
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- May 18 – Learn How to Transform Learning Spaces Using COVID Relief Funds
- May 18 – How educators can re-engage Chicago’s missing families
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Denver pledged to improve education for Black students. But exactly how is up to each school.
Some fear Denver’s decentralized approach isn’t powerful enough to make lasting change.
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We need books that center Black joy
It’s important that Black children feel seen, valued, and loved in their reading lives.
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We can’t gaslight students about the Capitol riot. We can use it as a teaching tool.
Here’s how educators can talk with young people about Wednesday’s events.
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Witnessing history: Teachers and students left reeling, looking for lessons in an insurrection
Scrapping lesson plans, teachers became facilitators and sources for correcting misinformation.
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Policing isn’t just for cops. Teachers do it, too — and they need to stop.
I hope my fellow educators will heed these lessons from Breonna Taylor’s tragic killing.Â
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Virtual suspensions. Mask rules. More trauma. Why some worry a student discipline crisis is on the horizon
A flood of changes to school rules and discipline codes is coming at a time of heightened stress for students and teachers.
