Whoever thinks about keying a “church lady’s car” but if you watched this week’s episode of Abbott Elementary you know that Ava said this- but for just cause. Every week I watch Abbott Elementary, I’m reminded of how schools are a microcosm of the world, and no matter how hard we try to ignore this […]
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Collaborative Teaching? Evidence tells us it works
I came to the United States to teach during the height of the pandemic, where all students and teachers were teaching and learning online. It is in this platform of teaching, where I experienced daily interaction and collaboration among my colleagues on how to navigate teaching through the virtual world as this was something new […]
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New Veterinary School will be the second HBCU to offer program
A new School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore will be the first of its kind in Maryland and second among the nation’s public historically Black colleges and universities. The school, slated to accept students in fall 2026, received approval on Jan. 16 by the Maryland Higher Education Commission while approval […]
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Amplify black voices: The unconquerable journey of a Black educator
Amiri Baraka once said, “Hope is delicate suffering.” As educators, we can relate to this all too well. This system seems to be a never-ending road of suffering, constantly finding and losing hope as the pendulum of uncertainty plagues our broken systems. As a Black teacher, this suffering is amplified by the strength and hope […]
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Sixteen states identified where land-grant HBCUs are underfunded
In a letter sent to 16 governors, U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Thomas Vilsack emphasized the over $12 billion disparity in funding between land-grant Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and their non-HBCU land-grant peers in their states. “Unacceptable funding inequities have forced many of our nation’s distinguished Historically […]
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Use Holidays to Teach Apostrophes
One thing students – and adults, for that matter – struggle with is the use of apostrophes. It’s difficult to watch people of all ages butcher the proper use of this fickle piece of punctuation, but it seems to baffle those young and old. A simple way to teach apostrophe usage is to use holidays. […]
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The Bullied Teacher
Bullying has received increased attention in the past few years. Administrations have placed harder and clearer rules against student bullying, clubs, and organizations have formed in schools to address bullying, and legal actions have taken place against students who have bullied other students to the point of self-harm. Bullying, as we well know, can take […]
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Review: Abbott Elementary season 3 episode 3: Gregory’s Garden Goofball
Who’s the coolest teacher you’ve ever had? Okay, you thought about it and probably smiled. For me, it was my AP Language teacher, Mrs. Padilla. She was maybe 4’5 and ruled her class like she was six feet tall. At Abbott Elementary, depending on the day, everyone’s favorite teacher may change, and this week it […]