Just in the last two weeks, conservative advocacy groups published a “woke heat map” of Missouri’s schools to combat “socialism”, the Ohio House passed a law that requires children to have their genitalia examined to “verify their sex” in sports if their “sex is disputed”, commentators fomented outrage at children…

School #1: A Typical Public School Imagine that you’re a typical 11th grade high school student. You attend a decently funded, average “middle class” school. It’s one of the three high schools in the community, and all the schools are basically designed the same exact way. …

“Designed specifically for busy instructional leaders, our Plug and Plays provide all needed materials…”, reads the introductory line for Teach Like a Champion’s “Plug and Play” professional development series. For less than $500, one can obtain a PowerPoint, video, and activity providing step-by-step instructions to incorporate a specific teaching technique…

…the world seems no longer to be one that is under human control (if it ever was), but a world that is de-regulated in all major aspects. (Kline & Holland, 2021) Working in progressive spaces has an eerie paradox: we feel like what we’re doing is restoring humanity to the…

In the wake of pandemic schooling, the testing industry sees an opportunity to sell schools on assessments and interventions that line their pocket-books, but do their claims live up the cost? — For decades, the multi-billion dollar testing industry has centered itself in schools. …

You can also learn about this work on our recent podcast with the author Alex Shevrin Venet. Alex Shevrin Venet’s Equity-Centered, Trauma-Informed Education is a masterful work which inspires a systemic look at the injustices in classrooms, schools, and communities. Not to be confused with a trauma-informed manual, Venet’s work…

This article originally appeared in The Progressive. The year 2020 was undoubtedly one of the worst for public education. As a high school public school teacher, I saw firsthand how teachers went from being recognized as heroes to being demonized employees facing a crisis of safety. Our students feel marginalized…

Educators who stay in the field believe they can make a difference. We spend hours of our free time trying to reimagine education. …

We desperately need our schools and communities to become restorative and transformative spaces. — Mariame Kaba Mariame Kaba’s collection of writings, We Do This ’Til We Free Us: Abolitionist Organizing and Transforming Justice is a perfect encapsulation of understanding the carceral network, the importance of organizing, and counteracting inhumane systems…