From Teacher Appreciation Day to Teacher Appreciation Every Day
May 11, 2017 by Allison Rose Socol, Ph.D. When I was a teacher at a charter elementary school in Washington, D.C., there was usually a catered lunch for Teacher Appreciation Week, during which parent volunteers would give us…
Celebrating Teachers Who Advocate Beyond School Walls
May 10, 2017 by Rachel Metz I feel lucky to know some great teachers: They see past their students’ behavioral issues to recommend them for gifted programs, create challenging assignments related to students’ interests and experiences,…
A Tangible Display of Teacher Appreciation? Investing in Title II
May 09, 2017 by Kelly McManus Every once in a while, when I’m drinking my Saturday morning coffee, I look down and realize I’m drinking out of my teacher appreciation mug. That mug always brings back memories: I…
Appreciating Unexpected Teachers in America’s Unsung Classrooms
May 08, 2017 by Brooke Haycock Many teachers talk of being “called” to the classroom, drawn by a force that latched itself to their very souls early on in school and held fast, as if no…
College Signing Day, Academic-Style
May 05, 2017 by Nicolle Grayson Ed Trust President and CEO John B. King Jr. visited Charles Herbert Flowers High School in Maryland on Friday morning to celebrate #CollegeSigningDay, an opportunity for graduating seniors to announce…
Hold the Applause: Trends Out of Initial State ESSA Plans
April 24, 2017 by Lynn C. Jennings, Ph.D At last count, 12 states and the District of Columbia have submitted plans to implement the Every Student Succeeds Act to the U.S. Department of Education for review and approval.…
Evidence-Based Strategies for Improvement: What Are They, and Where Can I Find Them?
April 17, 2017 by Allison Rose Socol, Ph.D. Although the Every Student Succeeds Act leaves a lot of decisions about how to improve struggling schools to schools and districts, the law is quite clear that the strategies leaders…
Reprogramming Access to Robotics and STEM
April 13, 2017 by Samantha Bommelje Right now, thousands of aspiring young engineers and computer programmers across the world are tightening bolts and tweaking code in preparation for the big event: the FIRST Robotics Competition World…
The Black Teacher Effect
April 12, 2017 by Ashley Griffin Yet another piece of evidence has emerged showing the importance of diversifying the teaching profession: In a study published by the Institute of Labor Economics last week, low-income Black students…