Lessons About Black August Also Teach Students to Push for Meaningful Change
The new school year is an ideal time to introduce students to lesser-known Black change-makers and historic pushes for social justice.
Joseph Edelin
Public Speaker and Educator
Building Schools Where Students Are Free to Be Their Authentic Selves
School is not always a safe place for students who are LGBTQ+. But efforts are underway to change that despite virulent backlash.
Stephanie García
Writer-Editor
This English Teacher Believes in Care First, Content Second
YES Prep Northline Secondary teacher Dylan Lewis strives to make his Houston classroom a safe space for students.
Eddie Zapata
Videographer
Aggie Ebrahimi Bazaz
Managing Director, Film + Video Projects
Faviola Leyva
Video Producer
Making Space for Youth Activism
Schools can be safe environments for students to explore ways to improve the world and the communities they live in.
Laura Zingg
Editorial Project Manager, One Day Studio
Erik Jansen
Illustrator
Working to Shatter Education's Glass Ceiling
Teaching is one of the most female-dominated professions, with 76 percent of all K-12 teachers in the U.S. identifying as women. So why do women only make up 31 percent of district superintendents?
Jessica Fregni
Writer-Editor, One Day
Tearing Down Barriers By Building Up People
For Black History Month, Black educators share how they are embracing culture as they lead, and why that matters.
Marquita Brown
Senior Editor, One Day Digital
Can a Software Company Help Schools Achieve Equity?
A team of epidemiologists and computer scientists believe the same kind of computational forecasting that predicts the spread of a virus can also help guide the spread of equity and social health.
Susan Brenna
How the Class of 2020 is Persevering Through the Pandemic
Last year’s graduating seniors are doing more than taking 2020 in stride.. They are converting disappointments, surprises, and tragedies into life lessons for the rest of us.
Diary of a Social Worker: Making Mental Health for Students a Priority During a Pandemic
Mobile mental health specialist Esther Kwak is adjusting to working from home while delivering urgent mental health services to Houston area students.
Paula Ann Solis
Planning for the Unknown Future of School
School and district leaders are looking ahead to what returning to school might look like in the fall, and planning for an unprecedented start to the school year.
