When President-Elect Biden announced his choice for a new secretary for education, a comment was left on the Educator’s Room blog: “Anyone from Connecticut want to weigh in?” Well, I am an educator in Connecticut, but I think weighing in on the nominee Miguel Cardona is premature. Cardona, the Connecticut Commissioner of Education, was appointed […]
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6 Tips For Teachers Surviving Starting Mid-Year During a Pandemic
Whether you are a new teacher graduating in December, coming back from maternity leave, or making a mid-year move, picking up a teaching position after the school year has begun is challenging. I personally took over a teaching position after the first quarter of a school year, following a parade of substitutes. The previous teacher […]
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What does the $54 Billion Dollar for K-12 Education Mean for Educators and Students?
After months of battling, Congress has passed a bill where K-12 public schools are poised to receive billions to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic that has ravaged communities and school budgets. In the coming days, President Trump is expected to sign a $900 Billion dollar package to help families, boost the faltering economy and with […]
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How the Expiration of Emergency Paid Leave Will Cripple Schools
There are plenty of things we want to put behind us in 2020: the businesses that have struggled, folks who have lost their jobs, and, most notably, the friends and family we’ve lost in the pandemic. One thing we cannot leave behind in 2020 is emergency paid leave, but that is set to happen when […]
Posted inInstruction & Curriculum
FIVE Miserable COVID Truths Teachers Don’t Say Out Loud
I had extraordinarily high bookish ambitions when I realized I was going to be stuck at home for a year. As a fan of classical texts and modern classics, I had some woeful gaps in my reading resume. I was going to read John Steinbeck’s East of Eden. I was going to read Ralph Ellison’s, […]
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Success and Challenges in Higher Education During the Pandemic
Guest Writer: Valerie Brock The COVID19 disease has made a significant impact on higher education. This pandemic outbreak has forced the education system to become more reliant on virtual technology. Classrooms without walls is a norm throughout the world. Despite the drastic changes during this period, the professors were able to make some remarkable […]
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The Texas Education Agency: Blood On Their Hands
I really should for my own sanity quit reading the news, but since Google knows my interests: Covid, teaching, and Texas, I receive articles daily on things connected to these areas. So on the morning, I was faced with the headline Texas School Districts Risk State Funding If They Go Remote After Thanksgiving, it made […]
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Principals are Hanging on by a Thread
Principals and assistant principals are hanging by a thread. A thread that keeps getting pulled and pulled until it eventually snaps. Not many people ask the school administrators, “How are you?” Many will tell you they are not doing well mentally or emotionally. The toll of trying to navigate the continually changing world during COVID19 […]