Families Have School Options, We Just Don’t Spell Them Out in Plain English

Over my 15 years of working in education, I have grown to appreciate that parents are…

Examining the Human Costs of a Narrow Meritocracy

Head, Hand, Heart: Why Intelligence Is Over-Rewarded, Manual Workers Matter, and Caregivers Deserve More Respect by…

How Do We ‘IGNITE’ Social Change in the Next Generation of Leaders?

The impact of COVID-19 on the education community was astonishing. Educators pivoted all of their curricula…

Are We Going to Let ‘Nice White Parents’ Kill Black and Brown Families?

A new COVID-19 strain is more contagious than ever. The Trump administration’s sheer neglect in the…

The American people are saying to Congress: We elected you. Do something.

If Democrats do not respond to their pain now, Republicans will win in 2022. Join us…

The Education Exchange: Low-Income, Minority Children More Likely to Be Taught Online Than High-Income, White Children

The Director of the Public Policy Research Lab at Louisiana State University, Michael Henderson, joins Paul…

We Can Pass COVID Relief With Reconciliation

If Republicans want to come on board and pass COVID relief now, let’s do it. But…

Inauguration Day Mittens

In Vermont, we know something about the cold. And we’re not so concerned about good fashion.…

We Cannot Reach Out To Republicans Indefinitely.

If they choose not to come on board to help the American people now, we have…

Teachers Shouldn’t Tiptoe Around Politics When It Directly Impacts Our Students

“Don’t talk politics and religion at the dinner table.”  I presume I’m not the only one…