A Teacher’s Celebration of Women’s History Month Have you signed up for The Educator’s Room Daily Newsletter? Click here and support independent journalism! March is Women’s History Month. My spouse recently asked me, as we were talking about Women’s History Month, which women had most influenced my life. When I told him my biggest influences […]
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The Dismantling of Public Education Part 4: Regression
Have you signed up for The Educator’s Room Daily Newsletter? Click here and support independent journalism! On May 25, 2020, George Floyd was murdered in the street by Officer Derek Chauvin. This event (and the murder of Ahmaud Arbery) ultimately led to widespread protests around racial justice in America. For educators, this signaled the need for another […]
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Toss the Curriculum and Make Room for Ukraine: Why Teaching the Russian Invasion Matters
Theresa Pogach Have you signed up for The Educator’s Room Daily Newsletter? Click here and support independent journalism! Right now, a tab is still open on my browser to a CNN photo gallery. It’s of a 6-year-old girl brutally killed in Ukraine. I didn’t mean to look, I didn’t mean to ignore the “graphic content” warning, or […]
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The Dismantling of Public Education Part 3: Privatization
Have you signed up for The Educator’s Room Daily Newsletter? Click here and support independent journalism! Regardless of your opinions on school choice and voucher programs, the conversation around dismantling public education cannot ignore their role. Partly a product of a charter school myself (and later a public school teacher), I take the privatization of […]
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Why Are Teachers Leaving? Here’s What They Told Us
Have you signed up for The Educator’s Room Daily Newsletter? Click here and support independent journalism! Starting in 2020, as the COVID pandemic upended education, teachers began to leave the classroom, citing burnout, low pay, and student behavior. However, how much are teachers allowed to be allowed to give unabashed reasons on how they leave. […]
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The Dismantling of Public Education Part 2: Teacher Attrition Must Be Addressed
Have you signed up for The Educator’s Room Daily Newsletter? Click here and support independent journalism! It is hard to talk about education these days without broaching the subject of the teacher shortage. While the idea of a teacher shortage has been a looming concern for years in some states, this time it is a […]
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Where Are All the Black Mermaids? How Afro-futurism and Black Joy Saved my Black History Month
Have you signed up for The Educator’s Room Daily Newsletter? Click here and support independent journalism! Inevitably, as we ring in the new year, teachers begin to pull out their tried and true Black History lessons. Our shortest month begins to fill up with Jackie Robinson and Langston Hughes coloring packets, Civil Rights Icon research […]
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The Dismantling of Public Education Part 1: The Pandemic
Have you signed up for The Educator’s Room Daily Newsletter? Click here and support independent journalism! In March of 2020, when schools suddenly closed their doors with no idea of what the rest of the school year (or three for that matter) would look like, none of us could have predicted the immense impact on […]