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From the column: "Even after moving to Duluth, a city with more diversity than my hometown, I still have not been taught by a minority racial and ethnic educator."
Plus, Joe Kahn endorses the James Bennet theory of what’s wrong at the Times
Teachers generally like teaching. They stay in their chosen profession about as long as accountants or social workers stay in theirs. Teachers may not get rich, but they live comfortably middle-class lives. Plus, teachers get to retire a couple of years earlier than other workers. Those are some of the positive narratives that policymakers need […]
(STACKER/WFXR)– It’s been a rite of passage for decades, but the snow day may melt away for students in America’s public schools. Due to technology, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the need for students to be consistently educated, the snow day may quietly become a thing of the past. Using research from The Conversation and the […]
College admissions officers often made quite an impression on Doug Lemov’s children when, as prospective matriculants, they visited campuses. Lemov writes that often the first thing admissions staff said was: