Equality or Equity?
Longtime educator Jeffrey Duncan-Andrade thinks schools have been focused on equality for too long and need to fundamentally rethink it. He says equality is not producing the results that schools real...
30 Nov 202228min
Humanizing Education Through Hip-Hop
Mostly everyone has had some connection to hip-hop, especially students today, according to Harvard Lecturer Aysha Upchurch. It's more than just rap music, hip-hop is a cultural movement consisting of...
23 Nov 202232min
The Case for Anti-Oppressive Social Studies in Elementary School
Many elementary schools around the nation have little time or support to focus on social studies. It may explain why we see topics like Thanksgiving reduced to simple acts of gratitude or longstanding...
16 Nov 202229min
Empowering Schools to Take Climate Action
Harvard Lecturer Laura Schifter wants more schools taking climate action. Schools are major contributors to climate issues in ways that educators and administrators may not even realize. Schifter says...
9 Nov 202220min
Making Up the Difference in Math
The latest National Assessment of Educational Progressed showed big declines in students' math performance -- in some cases as low as 20 years ago. The results showcased the effects of the pandemic an...
2 Nov 202222min
The Nature of Imagination
Children's imaginations are complicated and impressive, says Harvard Professor Paul Harris. Yet, often times, when we watch children pretending, we write it off as fantasy or child's play. What are ed...
26 Okt 202229min
The Superintendency and Culture Wars
The upcoming election has the potential to greatly shift the landscape many superintendents are working in around the nation. The work of superintendents has never been more challenging, say Senior Le...
19 Okt 202228min
How White Parents Challenged Ethnic Studies
What can happen when parents challenge a curriculum? How can movements against curriculums take hold? There's a lot more to it than you might think, according to University of Hawaii at Manoa Assistan...
12 Okt 202222min
