Celebrating Teacher Appreciation Week
May 03, 2019 by Emily Herd It’s Teacher Appreciation Week — a time to celebrate the amazing educators across the country who work tirelessly to challenge, support, and nurture our youngest generations. Great teachers have immense…
Q&A with Ricky Castro, 2017 Illinois Teacher of the Year
September 27, 2018 by Letisha Marrero Ricardo “Ricky” Castro is a Spanish, Dual Language, and ESL teacher at Elk Grove High School, just outside Chicago, which is 42 percent low income and 46 percent Latino. A…
What’s Behind the Teacher Strikes? A Look at Teacher Salaries
June 18, 2018 by Rachel Metz The school year may have come to a close, but for some teachers across the country, things are just getting started. From North Carolina to Arizona, teachers have been making…
Teacher Appreciation: Stories of Courage and Kindness from Room 40
May 29, 2018 by Brooke Haycock My dad is a former cop turned special education teacher in California. For the past 20 years, his daily beat has been Room 40, a well-worn portable classroom, lined with…
Our Stories, Our Struggles, Our Strengths
February 14, 2018 by Ashley Griffin America is experiencing a diverse, cultural shift and the teacher workforce is lagging behind: While Latino students make up…
Latino Teachers’ Reflections and Perspectives on Teaching
February 14, 2018 by EdTrust Ed Trust report provides a glimpse of the teaching profession through the eyes of Latino teachers WASHINGTON — Despite the fact that Latino students make up 25 percent of the…
Reflexiones y perspectivas de profesores latinos sobre la enseñanza
February 14, 2018 by EdTrust El informe del Ed Trust nos permite vislumbrar la profesión docente a través de los ojos de los profesores latinos WASHINGTON — A pesar de que los estudiantes latinos representan…
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month
September 18, 2017 by Lucy Hood Today marks Chile’s Independence Day and the first full week of Hispanic Heritage Month celebration — a time when classrooms around the country become venues steeped in the rich traditions,…