Prevent teacher shortages from robbing students of color
Pause your day. Take some deep breaths if it helps. Envision the teacher who changed your life. How did their classroom feel? What did their…
10 Minutes
Starving the lions of the teaching profession
In New York City, the lion is one of our most prominent symbols. Over the course of human history, the lion has stood for royalty, strength, and…
7 Minutes
(Un)certified struggle
No school could be run completely by uncertified teachers, but uncertified teachers are becoming commonplace in a lot of classrooms across our…
7 Minutes
What kind of teacher shortage do we face?
Imagine a field hospital in a battle zone staffed entirely by cooks, engineers, and mechanics. The cooks wear stethoscopes, the engineers take…
8 Minutes
Let's begin at the beginning
Let’s begin with the premise that teaching is hard work, and that good teaching is even harder. Bad teachers work hard, but fail through a deadly…
5 Minutes
Are teacher shortages the actual problem?
As a young teacher in the urban core of Kansas City, I was passionate about giving each of my students the opportunities they deserved by being a…
9 Minutes