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PETA is Really Out Here Comparing “Speciesism” to Racism, Sexism and Homophobia
The animal rights organization PETA recently jumped the shark with its attempt to drive “speciesism awareness”…cause that’s a thing now. Whatever...
Will Society Judge Our Children if we Give Them a “Traditionally Black” Name?
As my husband and I are expecting, we are having conversations about what our child’s name should be. During our discussion, we talked about how...
4 Reasons Why Teachers Are Superheroes
Stacy Matthews is a second-grade teacher. She has been teaching now for fifteen years. The day to day of being a teacher is something that is...
Liberation in Education: Why Don’t We Just Tear the Whole Fence Down?
As I sat in an Alexandria, Virginia conference room along with other powerful, thought-provoking, expert parent-leaders, strategizing and...
We Need to Get More Strategic in How We Increase the Number of Teachers of Color
A new study by the Tennessee Education Research Alliance highlights an issue with retaining teachers of color in the state. The report notes that...
President Trump’s Border Wall Woes
Reading the news these days feels more like reading a script for an experimental spinoff of “House of Cards.” Contrived crises which affect...
If you are finding ways to defend tear gassing migrant children, you are a bad person
Disturbing images coming from our southern border, showing the tear gassing of migrants, are shocking people around the country. However, not...
We want more teachers of color, so what happens when they disproportionately fail licensing exams?
A recent twitter thread from Citizen Stewart sparked an impromptu chat around teacher licensing exams, and what it means when minorities...
This Toy Allows Young Children to “Build Trump’s Wall”
What is on your child’s Christmas list this year? Legos, toy cars, Barbie’s, electronics? These are all things we would expect children to want....
