All EqualEd Voices
- To teach students who've experienced trauma, first make them feel safe
Julio Alicea uses the poetry of rap music and 'classroom constitutions' to build relationships with the teens he teaches in Rhode Island. Individualized attention and nurturing are key to their growth, he suggests.
- When teaching through a social justice lens is vital
Texas 8th-grade teacher Shontoria Walker knows the joy of empowering immigrant students, and what a difference it can make in their lives.
- College admissions: the myth of meritocracy
Why the college admissions process isn't as fair as many students believe.
- An open letter to Betsy DeVos
Here is some great advice from my 6th and 7th grade students.
- An education ‘fix’ you can be a part of
One of the most effective ways to ensure that students succeed? Give them mentors.