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…
I just had to say this
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…
Make it stop!
Our hearts are broken yet again by the senseless mass killings in community after community by dangerous people with access to dangerous weapons designed to kill as many people as quickly as possible. More…
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…
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…