School Life

Allies Need to Be Bold in Their Support of LGBTQ Teachers and Students

The back-to-school season poses a challenge for queer teachers: How open can they be about who they are?

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Dwayne J. Bensing

Legal Director, ACLU

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The Latest NAEP Data Is Devastating: What Do We Do Now?

The Nation’s Report Card shows troubling trends in student proficiency in the wake of the pandemic. Teach For America CEO Elisa Villanueva Beard shares three big lessons to serve as a springboard for reimagining education in this moment.

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Elisa Villanueva Beard

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How Teachers Stepped Up to Help Ukrainian Refugees

K-12 teachers in Poland are working to connect with students who fled the War in Ukraine.

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Brendan Lowe

Contributing Writer

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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.

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Eddie Zapata

Videographer

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Aggie Ebrahimi Bazaz

Managing Director, Film + Video Projects

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Faviola Leyva

Video Producer

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Culturally Inclusive Books Inspire Students to Become Change Agents

Georgia students participating in a Read Woke book club, founded by Cicely Lewis, are empowered to create and lead programs that promote social change in their high school.

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Aggie Ebrahimi Bazaz

Managing Director, Film + Video Projects

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Episode 5: Better Together

Staff and students from West High School in Denver, CO, talk about how they mobilized and partnered with their school district to successfully reunite and rebuild their high school years after it was split in two.

Jonathan Santos Silva

Hosted by Jonathan Santos Silva

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If You Aren’t Black, What Are You?

What does it feel like to be Black and Latina in a classroom when intersectional identity often isn’t perceived?

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Ser Álida Reyes

MFA Candidate in Fiction, University of Mississippi

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Changing Course for Students’ Future

Changing Course is a new podcast that explores what’s possible when students take the lead on their own educational paths.

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Michael Kress

One Day Editorial Staff

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Working With My Hands Is My Self-care

A Black educator who has taught for almost 30 years explains the importance of self-care for K–12 teachers.

Marquita Brown

Marquita Brown

Senior Editor, One Day Digital

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Creating Safe and Supportive Schools for Students with Disabilities During Delta

Three experts discuss the Delta variant’s impact on students with special health care needs and share what families and educators need to know.

Jess Fregni

Jessica Fregni

Writer-Editor, One Day

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