Maddie Fennell Maddie Fennell is executive director of the 28,000-member Nebraska State Education Association. Maddie chaired…
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The Education Exchange: “Some Fear and Some Anxiety” – by Education Next
The Director of the Public Policy Research Lab at LSU’s Manship School of Mass Communication, Michael…
5 Ways School Leaders Can Begin to Better Equip Themselves to Deal With the Challenge We’re Facing
One of my mentors begins each interrogative problem-solving conversation with the same question, “Who knew what,…
Public Education Is a Storm But Our Kids Aren’t Weathering it in the Same Boat
“We’re all in the same storm, not the same boat.” America: We're all in the same…
Let’s Show Teachers We Appreciate Them by Valuing Their Expertise
This year, Teacher Appreciation Week has taken on a whole new dimension. With many states, including…
In Brownsville, Texas, a Pandemic Won’t Stop Students from Learning
The national media rarely focuses on communities like Brownsville, Texas. When they do, border communities are…
No, It’s Not OK to Leave My Child Behind, Even in a National Crisis
As a disability advocate and a parent of a child with autism, I’m hearing stories from…
About a Teacher – by Robert Pondiscio
Few vocations have suffered more in the hands of Hollywood mythmakers than teaching. This is curious.…
Mrs. O’Brien Wasn’t Always My Favorite Teacher, But She Is Now
I have a long list of students who think I am a pretty good teacher. However,…
The Education of Bernard Bailyn – by Ira Stoll
Bernard Bailyn Illuminating History: A Retrospective of Seven Decades by Bernard Bailyn W.W. Norton & Company,…