Schools

This is our worst inclusive education month ever — It’s supposed to be national inclusive education month in Canada. To mark the occasion, one might think politicians would use this opportunity to announce fantastic new projects and policies for improving accessibility and inclusion in our schools. This would be a great time to announce specific funding for inclusion training…

The Republican majority in the state House and Senate also wants to ban critical race theory in classrooms. — Missouri Republicans are planning to pass legislation that would ban the teaching of critical race theory in grades K-12. Critical race theory (CRT) is a college level theory that examines the role of institutions in perpetuating racism and is generally not taught in public schools around the country.

Some Simple Truths I have Learned from 20 Years of Teaching — In a time when communities across the nation are experiencing teacher shortages, the obvious question is why? Why are so many experienced teachers leaving the field? Why are so few young college students choosing to fill the void left behind in education? The answers to those questions are complicated. It…

We need to stop turning these into ‘schools versus parents’ issues — And parents: stop placing all the blame on teachers Public education is in serious trouble, and has been for a very long time. We’re too busy being angry at one another, pointing the finger back and forth between parents and school staff, we’re completely forgetting who is primarily responsible. I fully admit to being one who has called out…