Silent protest is a powerful lesson in civics and our Constitution
Not every on in my classroom said the Pledge of Allegiance. Our Constitution gives us that right and my sixth graders understood that. More…
Not every on in my classroom said the Pledge of Allegiance. Our Constitution gives us that right and my sixth graders understood that. More…
Lily was invited to speak at the National Press Building. Check out the media round up. More…
We won’t give up on our DACAmented brothers and sisters. They are our students, colleagues, friends and neighbors. This is the next step. We need you to act. More…
We must raise our voices in a collective chorus for justice to defend our DACAmented brothers and sisters. Here’s how. More…
The urgency of this moment is fierce. Members of our communities, families in our churches, and students and educators in our schools will face the worst circumstances imaginable if we do not speak up and let decision makers know that ending DACA is unacceptable. More…
Families and educators will struggle to find ways to talk with children and students of all ages about race, and it won’t be easy. But it must be done if history is not to repeat itself. More…
You’re beautiful. And what you’re about to do with your lives is beautiful. The trust that is being placed in you is vital to this nation. More…
The Donald Trump-Betsy DeVos budget tells us everything we need to know about what they value. It is a wrecking ball, and it is aimed directly at our nation’s students and public schools. More…
Under Betsy DeVos’s Uber Charters, the driver could promise a 2016 Camry but show up in a ’77 Vega, ask for the fare up front, start the journey, then decide suddenly to pull over mid-trip and tell the passenger to get out. More…
Don’t judge me for this, but disco has a special place in my heart. And so does music education. A well-rounded public-school education includes arts, PE, and music. More…