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OPINION: Teachers Are Not a Monolith and We Should Stop Speaking About Them Like They Are
As a former teacher and school committee member and as the mother of three school-aged children, the lazy and often propaganda-laden way of speaking about teachers as some sort of monolith has always bothered me. Not only is it intellectually dishonest but it directly...
Police Officers in Schools Should Not Be the Ones Dealing With Minor Disciplinary Issues
If you enter almost any large inner-city school in America, you will likely see a police presence. Not because there was a disturbance, but because that is simply where they have been assigned. This is of course in reference to School Resource Officers. School...
What Schools Can Learn From Sephora’s Response to the SZA Racial Profiling Incident
Recently, singer SZA took to social media to call out Sephora, a Paris-based beauty store, about the treatment she received while shopping at one of their California stores. Lmao Sandy Sephora location 614 Calabasas called security to make sure I wasn’t stealing . We...
6 Tips for Teachers and Parents for a Successful Summer Break
Summer has begun and another academic year has officially ended…or so we educators like to say, “Tag parents! You’re it!” signed, one exhausted teacher. Truth be told, May is always a bittersweet month for myself and most educators alike. We’ve spent ten months with...
The Right of Parents of Color to Choose Quality Educational Options for Their Children Is Under Attack
I am unapologetically pro-school choice. Right now, parents’ right to choose the best school for their children is under attack. All parents, especially parents of color and parents living in poverty, need to pay attention to the foolishness taking place in California...Recent Posts
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OPINION: Teachers Are Not a Monolith and We Should Stop Speaking About Them Like They Are
Police Officers in Schools Should Not Be the Ones Dealing With Minor Disciplinary Issues
What Schools Can Learn From Sephora’s Response to the SZA Racial Profiling Incident