When parents speak one language and teachers another, teachers must make the effort to bridge the language divide by any means necessary.
Nothing Stops Mothers Against Senseless Killings from Helping Kids Learn
One year ago, Mothers Against Senseless Killings was telling Block Club Chicago about their plans to open a community school on the corner of 75th and Stewart in the Gresham neighborhood. At the time, the plan was to run after-school programs for school-age children as well as GED and job training for older teens and adults who had not finished…
Wondering How Noble Schools Are Handling Pandemic Learning? Head of School Ellen Metz Tells All
Ellen Metz, Head of Schools for the Noble Network of Charter Schools, offers creative ideas for facilities, technology and transportation so that students can have the best experience possible next school year and beyond.
It’s Time to Tell Joe Biden His Education Task Force Needs Black & Brown Parents
To be truly unifying, the Biden-Sanders Education Unity Task Force needs Black and Brown parents. Sign the petition!
Selective Enrollment High School Admissions Breaks Kids. Now’s the Time to Fix This Broken System.
If the nation’s top colleges and universities can analyze the whole student, why can’t CPS?
I Miss School, And I’m Adapting to Pandemic Learning, Too
The Covid-19 pandemic and its subsequent effect on our lives have left many feeling aimless, confused, and even helpless. In many jobs, seasoned professionals and novice learners alike have done their best to adjust to working at home while also trying to stay motivated and positive in isolation. As a biology instructor at a high school on Chicago’s South Side,…
Moms, This Teacher Sends Appreciation Right Back at Ya
Isn’t it fitting, this year of all years, that Mother’s Day falls right after Teacher Appreciation Week?
Teacher Appreciation, Chicago Style!
This week, my colleague Tanesha Peeples and I want to take a moment to shout-out a handful of the many Chicago teachers we know who are working their hearts out for students every day. Take Jessica Fong, preK teacher at Velma Thomas Early Childhood Center. When schools closed due to COVID-19, half of her preK students and families began taking…