Nancy Flanagan: A Legislator’s Guide to Education Policymaking
Veteran teacher Nancy Flanagan was asked by a candidate for advice about education policy. Nancy wrote a list of ten ideas that she thought would...
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“I Am a New York City Public High School Student. The Situation Is Beyond Control.”
This statement by a student was published anonymously at Reddit. He wanted to explain what is happening in his school in regards to COVID. The...
Who Demoralized the Nation’s Teachers? Readers Respond
Last week, I posted my thoughts on “Who Demoralized the Nation’s Teachers?” I sought to identify the people and organizations that spread the lie that...
West Virginia: County Judge Temporarily Blocks Opening of New Charter Schools
After the inspiring teachers’ strike in 2019, which closed every public school in the state, the billionaire Governor Jim Justice of West Virginia promised to...
After 25 Years, New York City Teachers Win Largest Legal Settlement Ever from NYC
In 1996, a group of Black and Hispanic teachers sued the City of New York for requiring them to pass tests that were, they said,...
Charles Foster Johnson: Texas Governor Abbott Declares War on Public Schools and Teachers
Governor Gregg Abbott wants to win the competition to be the most immoral, dishonest, loathsome, and extremist Governor in the nation. Pastor Charles Foster Johnson,...
Dan Greenberg: How Teachers in My Ohio Community Beat Back the Attack on Our School Board
Dan Greenberg is a teacher in Ohio and a member of the board of the Network for Public Education. He teaches high school English in...
Scranton: Teachers Will Go on Strike
A wave of labor activism is underway. Amazon workers in Staten Island in New York City are trying to organizing a union. Bloomberg News reports:...
Utah: Legislator Proposes Law to Require Social Studies Teachers to Post Lessons Online for Parents to Review
State Senator Lincoln Fillmore is very worried about the teaching of “critical race theory,” although there is no evidence that anyone is teaching it in...
Steven Singer: Five Ways to Slow the Teacher Exodus
Steven Singer is a veteran teacher in Pennsylvania. In this post, he offers five ways to slow the teacher exodus. He begins: As the COVID-19...