Opinion Want to Support Education Leaders of Color? Help Them With Fundraising Want to Support Education Leaders of Color? Help Them With Fundraising To support Black women who want to open new schools, organizations should teach them how to raise money and introduce them to grantors and other potential donors. Recent Opinion Pieces How Insufficient Resources Feed the Pressure to Graduate Many Latinx students shoulder the burdens of paying for college, excelling academically, and managing their family’s expectations. Karla Arroyo Community Manager, Group SJR Stop Eliminating Gifted Programs and Calling It ‘Equity’ How we can reimagine gifted-student programs to include the many talented Black and brown students who've historically been excluded. Colin Seale Founder & CEO, thinkLaw Who Do We Consider Expendable When It Comes to COVID-19 and Schools? As a new academic year starts, administrators need to remain vigilant to issues of equity and disparities in vaccine access amid the ongoing pandemic. Brittany M. Williams Columnist The Path to Top STEM Careers for Black Men Starts in K–12 Classrooms A lack of representation of Black men as math teachers also signals to Black students that careers in science, technology, engineering, and math—STEM—are also not for them. Artemus Werts Principal In Residence, Foundation Academies The Power of a Dorm Experience for Underserved Students If we want students to thrive outside of school, we need to offer them opportunities to learn the skills they need to do so. Tony Alleyne Founder, Delaware College Scholars Home Is a Dream and a Cage—but It Doesn’t Have To Be Immigrants who are DACA-protected or otherwise undocumented should get to choose what and where “home” is. Astou Thiane Assistant Principal of Humanities at Canarsie Ascend Middle School Moving Beyond the Gender Binary in Education Tips for how educators can create a more affirming space for students of all gender identities. Jesse Holzman (they/them) Ph.D. Candidate in Sociology, University of Illinois at Chicago A Reckoning of Systemic Racism and U.S. History Is Long Overdue Efforts to prevent educators from teaching critical race theory are really about perpetuating a whitewashing of history. Brittany M. Williams Columnist Our Kids Deserve the Honest Truth About U.S. History On Juneteenth and throughout the year, it’s essential to teach about race and American history authentically and without restrictions. Alejandro Diasgranados Elementary School Teacher & 2021 D.C. Teacher of the Year Why Schools Need to Normalize and Prioritize Students’ Mental Health A top priority for schools moving forward is to address the mental health needs that likely worsened during the coronavirus pandemic, particularly for children from low-income families. Marlena Sauceda Specialist, Development Previous Next Subscribe to Our Newsletter The monthly ‘One Day Today’ newsletter features our top stories, delivered straight to your in-box. Email Content is loading...