In a move to underscore the importance of multilingualism in the educational landscape, the Biden-Harris Administration today unveiled the “Being Bilingual is a Superpower” initiative, spearheaded by the U.S. Department of Education. The initiative aims to promote and enhance multilingual education, focusing on advancing high-quality language programs and fostering a diverse multilingual educator workforce throughout […]
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California Governor signs bill that bans book bans in the state
The Governor of California, Gavin Newson, signed AB 1078, a bill by Assemblyman Dr. Corey Jackson (D-Moreno Valley” which bans “book bans” in schools, prohibits censorship of instructional materials, and strengthens California law requiring schools to provide all students access to textbooks that teach about California’s diverse communities. “From Temecula to Tallahassee, fringe ideologues across […]
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Lebron James’ I Promise School: Test Scores Don’t Always Tell the Whole Story
With the recent headlines about the failing state test scores of students in Lebron James, I Promise school, many point their proverbial “blame and shame” fingers. There is so much to unpack in the negative light painted in the focus on the fact these upcoming eighth graders “hadn’t passed the math portion of their state […]
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Black schoolteacher sues district over students’ racist behavior
by Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital DispatchJune 16, 2023 A teacher has filed a lawsuit accusing the Ottumwa school district of encouraging students’ racist behavior by failing to impose sufficient discipline for such conduct. Robert Bender is suing the Ottumwa Community School District in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa, and is seeking […]
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Grading President Biden’s Proposed Educational Budget for 2024
There is no doubt that, as educators, we have strong opinions about how the government spends money geared toward education. Teachers and our students require a never-ending list of things to make classrooms adequate and student success attainable. Unfortunately, not an infinite amount of funding is set aside for our student’s educational future. Decisions, and […]
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What Recent SCOTUS Decisions Mean for Education
SCOTUS: While abortion was the most volatile decision made by our Supreme Court last week, SCOTUS made a slew of key decisions over the last few days. These decisions can have far-reaching consequences for students and educators alike. Carson v. Makin One case, Carson v. Makin, most directly impacts education by addressing the ongoing debate over […]
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Get Ready to Teach About January 6th
Have you signed up for The Educator’s Room Daily Newsletter? Click here and support independent journalism! On January 6, 2021, the students in the class of 2023 were sophomores in high school. They were probably recently back from winter break, sitting in class near the end of the day when rioters smashed the first windows and […]
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Justice Jackson and Romeo & Juliet (and Taylor Swift too!)
Have you signed up for The Educator’s Room Daily Newsletter? Click here and support independent journalism! We can celebrate the historic confirmation of Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson and educate our students about many subjects at the same time! My favorite arguments from the newest U.S. Supreme Court Justice are not from any of the important cases she […]