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…
I just had to say this
Our plan is to fight for a public school that is worthy of our children
Lily was invited to speak at the National Press Building. Check out the media round up. More…
The time is now. We will continue to fight for our dreamers!
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 #DefendDACA. For our students, our colleagues, our union brothers and sisters
We must raise our voices in a collective chorus for justice to defend our DACAmented brothers and sisters. Here’s how. More…
Defending DACA. It’s about our students. It’s about our colleagues
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…
The People We Are Supposed to Be
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…
Dear education graduates: Be fearless, be proud, develop x-ray vision
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…
Don’t take a wrecking ball to our public schools
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…
Unregulated private charters, Uber and the world of Betsy DeVos
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…
Disco, ESSA and your public school
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…