#FamiliesBelongTogether
Immigration issues are complicated. But some things are simple. Do not punish children for decisions they didn’t make. Do not separate families. Provide a trusted path to citizenship for immigrant Dreamers. More…
I just had to say this
Gun violence: We can’t fix what we won’t confront
Stephon Clark, 22, died in his grandmother’s backyard. Another unarmed young black man, shot dead by police. How do police officers enter communities of color? Perceptions and implicit biases can impact how we react to a host of situations, and they are not confined to law enforcement. Students are rising up, moving mountains, and forcing us to look at reality. More…
Leadership Summit gave inspiration–and motivation–for the work ahead
The leadership of those around me has always inspired me. I learn something from you every day. And you’ll learn something from the people sitting with you here. More…
A civics lesson from West Virginia
We’re proud of you, West Virginia! You love your students too much to allow the devaluing and disrespect of educators to continue! More…
The Unimaginable Outlier List
I went to Broward County at the invitation of our colleagues there. There was no speech to give. No press conference. No interviews. There was just disbelief and pain and the need to have a human heart hear of the hurt and hold each other. This hurt is now too familiar. Only weeks earlier our More…
Our struggle to keep our schools the safest place a child could be will continue
I am numb with grief. I am beside myself with anger. More…
Betsy DeVos has failed our students. It is time for her to resign.
Students, educators, parents, civil rights and special education advocates—along with millions of Americans—have been speaking out, loud and clear: We are here to stay and we will protect our students and public education. More…
America is Better than Our President’s Words
Would you be OK with your students labeling nations as Donald Trump did and implying that some people, particularly if they are black or Latino, have no value and don’t belong here? More…
US News & World Report: GOP Tax Plan Puts 250,000 Education Jobs at Risk
This GOP tax plan would “jeopardize the ability of state and local governments to fund public education. That will translate into cuts to public schools, lost jobs to educators, overcrowded classrooms that deprive students of one-on-one attention, and threaten public education. More…
Paying tribute to veterans means supporting them as students
I was the daughter of a soldier; the wife of a soldier; the sister of a soldier. I am a proud Army Brat who moved across the country with six kids in the back of a Plymouth station wagon every few years as my dad was deployed where he was needed. More…