From West Philly to the Jersey Suburbs, We Can All Take Steps to Change the World

I remember my years at The University of Vermont (UVM) in the early 2000s as days…

White Parents Should Be Ready for Anti-Racism to Get Personal

In a moment of global and national crisis, even the most skeptical observers have been moved…

From Kindergarten to High School, Schools Show They Don’t Give a Damn About Black Lives

Across the globe, millions of people are protesting police brutality and systemic racism in response to…

Episode 41: How Oakland Is Tackling the Reading Crisis (ft. Lakisha Young, Dirk Tillotson, and Kareem Weaver)

In this episode, you’ll hear from Oakland activists Lakisha Young, Dirk Tillotson, and Kareem Weaver about…

Educators, Don’t Be Loud in the Streets, But Silent in the Schools

Amid the horror and sadness of the murder of unarmed Black people at the hands of…

A summer gone sideways: Coronavirus upended the big plans Colorado teens had for their break

get headlines https://thecherrycreeknews.com For many teenagers, the start of summer offers all kinds of promises and…

Let’s Stand Up for Justice and Take Police Officers Out of Our Schools

If I had a teacher like you, I don’t think I would be here. Why do…

EdNext Podcast: How Students Are Kept Out of the Best Public Schools – by Education Next

The author of A Fine Line: How Most American Kids Are Kept Out of the Best…

Students’ Voices Must Be Central to the Way School is Reimagined

With schools gone virtual and in-person feedback from students no longer possible, listening to students can…

Culturally Relevant Teaching Isn’t ‘Indoctrination.’ It’s The First Step Toward Justice.

Back in 2018, I was really fed up with the major incidents of discrimination and hatred…