Category: Education

I recently watched an Instagram reel of a gal tandem jumping.  I can’t quit thinking about it.  She is stuck…

Overview: If elected as the Vice-President of the United States, Tim Walz would be the first Mr. Lunch Supervisor in…

In 2010, I worked at Boude Storey Middle School in the South Oak Cliff community, one of Dallas’s most impoverished…

Indigenous Peoples‘ Day is celebrated on the second Monday in October, and with that comes disinformation about the people who…

By R. S. Hill    As a high school English teacher in Tucson, Arizona, I work at one of the most…

Dear Free Application for Student Aid (FAFSA), My name is Shareefah Mason. I am a Presidential Leadership Scholar who currently…

Overview: What Project 2025 means for America, particularly for public schools and our kids could be detrimental. “I know nothing…

Overview: Instructional Initiatives in schools are ruled by our beliefs and motivations. Learn how to balance research with advice from…

Overview: The law will take effect in September 2025 and will affect a variety of institutions. California Gov. Gavin Newsom…

Overview: Ibris Elba will serve as the executive producer on the acclaimed book turned series, Things Fall Apart. Idris Elba…

Overview: Several states have passed legislation focused on protecting children from the ills of social media. California made a significant…

In anticipation of Banned Books Week this week (September 22-28, 2024); the American Library Association has released preliminary data documenting attempts to censor books…

Overview: The Corsicana ISD Assistant Principal has lost sight in her eye and has been traumatized for life. Tears welled…

Overview: The claims which have been proven false, targeted Haitian immigrants with lies about them eating cats and dogs. Springfield,…

Overview: A evidence based way to bring back empathy in the classroom starts with books, this teacher says. Recently, after…

Overview: This social studies teacher focuses on using History Classes to teach writing. By Rhonda van Bergen In many elementary…

Overview: This special education teacher encourages all to embrace stimming for students with autism. Recently, when discussing a parent’s concerns…

Overview: This veteran teacher gives 8 tips to budget for back to school. When you are new to a school…

Overview: Veteran teacher, Thomas Courtney, takes the stress of back to school planning with these simple tasks. Back to school…

Overview: Behavior is communicated differently by students who are non-verbal and often exhibit aggressive or non-compliant behaviors. This may sound…

Overview: Old and new teachers need inspiration for the upcoming school year. A Survival Primer for New Teachers Dear New…

Overview: Minnesota Gov. and former social studies teacher, Tim Walz has been named as Kamala Harris’ running mate for the…

Overview: Minnesota Governor Tim Walz is making this teacher excited about the possibility of a Social Studies teacher being elected…

Overview: Fifty years ago today, Charlie Brown made a friend who would forever change the landscape of comic strips and…

Overview: Student learning is a practical endeavor centered on acquiring information and the skills to use it to achieve specific…

Overview: A veteran teacher’s first year teaching at a New York City charter school leads to some tried and true…

Overview: On July 24, President Joe Biden announced he would not seek an additional term. What does that mean for…

Overview: Harris champions union strength, student debt relief, and defends freedom to learn at AFT Conference. Vice President Kamala Harris…

Overview: On July 21, 2024, President Joe Biden announced he would not seek a second term and would instead endorse…

Overview: This policy would hopefully bring more “consistent, inclusive and fair policies across our school system that do not unjustly…

Overview: Teachers should be concerned about the ten commandments being made mandatory in schools. Many people may not be aware…

Overview: Abbott Elementary will premiere Oct 9 on ABC. ABC announced a new season of Emmy® and Golden Globe® Award-winning…

Overview: To honor the complexity of Black children’s experiences, we must create inclusive and equitable spaces in education and mental…

Overview: Project 2025 dramatically restructuring the U.S. Department of Education, including eliminating or moving most of its programs to other…

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As I listen to one of my favorite songs by the prolific rap artist Jay-Z, I reminisce on how the…

Overview: What we say to kids matters just as much as what we teach them. “My teacher said she will…

Overview: To stop the mass exodus of teachers we must implement C.A.L.L during the 2024-2025 school year. According to Statista,…

Understanding ADHD:  Imagine a lively, vibrant, busy classroom filled with the sounds of delighted students doing an end-of-unit project. Among…

Overview: Starting in the 2024-2025 school year, the buses will have three-point seat belts. Blue Bird Corporation, the leader in…

Overview: This groundbreaking program is poised to help transform how we recruit and train teachers fro teacher residency programs. Enhanced…

Overview: Books to help understand the black experience from before slavery through Juneteenth. A BLACK WOMEN’S HISTORY OF THE UNITED…

Overview: Young people are often bombarded with messages through media and popular culture that erode their sense of self-worth. The…

Overview: As Pat Sajak has walked the set of Wheel of Fortune for the last time on June 7, 2024.…

Overview: Eight books addressing topics like racism and LGBTQIA+ issues must return to the shelves of a rural Texas county…

Overview: The Howard University Board of Trustees voted unanimously today to accept the return by Mr. Sean Combs of the…

Overview: The incident occurred on May 31 at Baraboo High School’s graduation. A new police report reveals the explanation a…

One semester into the school year, the students greeted me with embellished tales of all they had learned in the…

Overview: A fifth-grade teacher who has not been identified is on leave in the Boston area after using a racial…

I have deaf students in my class, and people always say, “It must be really quiet where you work!’ Hahahaha…no. …

Overview: A rotational hybrid learning model offers a multidimensional solution to the challenges in public education. Remote learning during the…

Overview: The origins of Memorial Day date back to the Civil War, a conflict that claimed more American lives than…

Overview: Join us for our webinar focused on special education supports for school and district leaders. Are you seeking innovative…

Overview: Viral meme sensation graduates high school. Viral memes always make us laugh, and sometimes they make us proud. In…

Overview: The Biden-Harris administration has announced new initiatives to increase access to school-based mental health services for students, including increased…

Overview: State-sanctioned segregation of public schools was a violation of the 14th amendment and was therefore unconstitutional. In this milestone…

In the ever-changing world of education, where research is always changing, and new studies are always coming out, there is…

Overview: National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) filed two complaints with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR),…

In recent years, there has been a remarkable push for diversity and inclusivity in the media. As a special educator…

Overview: Taylor Swift’s latest album may be what educators need because it shows us that we’re all tortured poets. In…

In an open letter to college presidents in response to student protests, the ACLU executive director stressed the essentiality of…

Within twelve days, The Dallas-Fort Worth area has experienced two school shootings. The first shooting occurred at Wilmer-Hutchins High School…

Overview: The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced changes to the meals students will be served in schools across America.…

Overview: On April 9, the Tennessee House Republicans passed Senate Bill 1325 that will make it legal for staff to…

Spanish-speaking families: Growing up, my pride in my Hispanic heritage defined much of my identity. As a proud Latina, being…

Overview: Active learning is critical for students to actually learn the materials. This article focuses on how to get students…

Earth Day, celebrated annually on April 22nd, emerged as a global environmental movement in response to growing concerns about pollution,…

Overview: What if we used students who want to use teachers to help recruit and become classroom teachers to fill…

In the 21st century, coding has transcended its traditional boundaries, evolving from a specialized skill into a fundamental component of…

Teaching was my dream job until the new principal/sheriff came to town.  As I sit here typing this submission, I…

Overview: Ten classroom activities for students to learn in depth about the solar eclipse and where it will show up…

Overview: The NCAA Women’s Basketball Coaches know how to motivate their players. Maybe principal and other school administrators should take…

Overview: Curating and cultivating content mastery for learners with special education services requires a multifaceted approach that embraces individual differences,…

Overview: “Hop” follows an eclectic group of besties whose comedic adventures teach preschoolers to embrace their own, and others’, uniqueness.…

The looming presidential election this fall provides the kismet to see our last four years through the standard “Are you…

Overview: This high school teacher learns a valuable lesson in not getting involved with a co-worker- especially those who are…

Overview: A paraprofessional is a critical tool in the building blocks as an educator. Supporting them is a step in…

In a single school day, teachers make approximately 1,500 decisions. If, in one 45-minute class period, a high school teacher…

In the realm of education, one size certainly does not fit all. As educators, it’s our responsibility to ensure that…

Overview: A meme on social media made this college professor think about the perception of American educators and the stark…

Overview: Universal Design for Learning is a framework to improve and optimize teaching and learning based on why, what, or…

In the high school English classroom, one assessment continues to reign supreme: the essay. Informative, argumentative, and narrative essays have…

Overview: The college admissions process was already a grueling process, but during COVID-10 students were overwhelmed. COVID-19 swept the globe…

Overview: Secure your spot before April 16th to take advantage of the early registration discount! Feeling frustrated with data in…

Overview: Whole-body sensory activities are hands-on experiences that engage multiple senses simultaneously, like moving, touching, seeing, hearing, and sometimes even…

Overview: Teacher Prep programs can use Abbott Elementary to teach the challenges and the joy found in modern classrooms. Abbott…

Overview: On March 14, schools celebrate Pi Day (Greek letter “π”), the symbol used in mathematics to represent a constant—the…

It has been over 2 years since ChatGPT launched, arguably bringing artificial intelligence (AI) into the mainstream.  AI has rapidly…

Overview: The SEC Basketball Tournament was electrifying and it could help teachers as they navigate the classroom. If you watched…

This year in mid-March, approximately 1.8 billion Muslims worldwide will be observing the holy month of Ramadan. Ramadan is the…

Overview: Learn how Home visits in July changed the culture of Room 18. Last summer, I attended an educators’ conference…

Overview: House bills 549 and 562 both focus on the creation of bills that would found new charter schools for…

Overview: When working with students you have to start with empathy in order to differentiate for learning. Differentiation: For less…

Overview: We are raising $10,000 in 35 days. Join us today and give back to journalism focused on education and…

Overview: As Black History Month comes to a close, I would be remiss if I didn’t share my thoughts with…

Overview: When Barbara’s church choir uses the gym for rehearsals, Ava notices tensions in the group. Jacob’s eagerness for a…

Overview: Collaborative teaching may be the strategy needed to retain, attract and recruit foreign exchange teachers. I came to the…

Overview: The new School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore will be the first of its…

Overview: As a black educator it’s critical for us to journey the battle to help students. Amiri Baraka once said,…

Overview: What do you do when teachers are bullied? While school administration has rules for when it happens to kids,…

Overview: Sixteen states have over $12 billion disparity in funding between land-grant Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and their…

Overview: It’s difficult to watch people of all ages butcher the proper use of this fickle piece of punctuation, but…

Overview: Gregory is hesitant when kids start hanging out in his classroom at lunch, looking to him for advice as…

Overview: With this new funding model, Colorado schools will overhaul state funding to see an infusion of cash to account…

Overview: A teacher says we have to put aside our privilege and create authentic opportunities to engage with parents. It…

Overview: Season 3 of Abbott Elementary is back with the shenanigans from Jeanine and crew! In the season 3 opener…

Overview: In teaching math you have to know that nobody truly despises math; we engage in mathematical thinking daily Let’s…

Overview: Engaging eleventh and twelfth-grade readers for summer reading assignments should involve assigning modern novels outside of the traditional canon. …

At a faculty meeting, a colleague once whispered to me, “So, what do you actually do in your English class…

Overview: Modern-day teaching is more challenging than ever before. On average, 15% of students nationwide receive IDEA services for individualized…

Overview: The White House and the U.S. Department of Education jointly declared today that institutions should not expect to receive…

Overview: The Biden-Harris Administration has announced the approval of an additional $4.9 billion in student loan debt relief for 73,600…

Overview: We are raising $10,000 in 35 days. Join us today and give back to journalism focused on education and…

In the last post, we examined the role of rhetoric in our modern classrooms, and we discussed how to both…

Overview: Seniors who entered high school as virtual students are now graduating. What did we learn from them and their…

Overview: State Board of Education in Florida introduced regulations restricting public funds for (DEI) programs, activities, and policies within FCS.…

In this series of posts, veteran teacher, guide teacher and induction mentor Thomas Courtney bridges the other gap that we…

Overview: Governor Kathy Hochul has unveiled the ‘Back to Basics’ plan, to boost reading proficiency in New York. Governor Kathy…

Overview: Our favorite comedy, Abbott Elementary, will premiere on February 7 on ABC for a supersized one-hour premiere of Abbott…

As educators, some of us have been taught bullying tactics disguised as responsive learner instructional practices and interventions. The infamous…

As a teacher, I constantly ask myself how to make my students’ learning more meaningful. As a primary grade teacher,…

Overview: Staff faculty meeting does not have to be boring. Learn how this school changed their framework for professional learning.…

Overview: Using editorials can help students model their writing and in turn make them stronger writers. As a high school…

In January of 2023, a 1st-grade teacher, Abigail Zwerner, was shot by her student; the bullet tore through her left…

Authentic Audiences: Late one Wednesday morning, my seventh- and eighth-grade multilingual learners with emerging English language skills were emphatically complaining…

Overview: Teachers spend their days spreading joy and being the Ted Lassos of the educational world. Warning: Spoiler alert to…

Overview: The Biden-Harris Administration today unveiled the “Being Bilingual is a Superpower” initiative, spearheaded by the U.S. Department of Education.…

Overview: The revised African- American studies course will come online during the 2024-2025 school year. The Advanced Placement African American…

Overview: Give today to support journalism. We’ve made it to Dec. 1. it’s time for us to come to our…