Thoughts from the land of (dis)enchantment
I’m a teacher in New Mexico, a state that is distinguished by its low ranking at the bottom of all published qualitative measures for education and…
7 Minutes
Inspired by history: We need a new movement, stronger voices in education
Last week, I had the privilege of attending a small gathering of policy leaders, academics, and activists to reflect on the landmark Kerner…
8 Minutes
Student betrayal, job abandonment, and Anyone Can Teach
Remember when our greatest stress was the shortage of substitutes? How we would wring our hands as we tried to manage empty classrooms during a…
5 Minutes
The importance of the relationships that teachers and students forge.
The recent horrors of school shootings, and the eloquence of the students whose voices speaks volumes to the importance of gun safety, but also their…
4 Minutes
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…
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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…
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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
Looking beyond tomorrow in the teacher shortage
Sometimes we feel lost, and sometimes we are lost. When it comes to the teacher shortage, some, like The 74, would suggest that we just feel lost,…
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