How Schools Can Address Black Students’ Unmet Mental Health Needs
Mental health expert Michael A. Lindsey discusses the importance of school-based mental health services for students and the growing push to meet that need.
Georgia Davis
Associate Editor
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
Schools Must Stop Over-Policing and Pushing Out Black Girls
Black girls face high rates of harsh disciplinary practices--it's time to change that, writes One Day columnist Brittany M. Williams.
Brittany M. Williams
Columnist
When Teachers Struggled to Address Racism, These Students Showed Them How
Students at a Chicago school hold a teach-in for faculty on being antiracist, sparking change at the school and leading to the birth of a new nonprofit dedicated to centering student voices.
Michael Kress
One Day Editorial Staff
Erik Jansen
Illustrator
Erasure and Stereotypes in School Lessons Left Me Searching for Myself
Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have never been represented in the curricula of American schools. It's time I saw myself in the books we're assigned for class.
Serena Puang
A Multigenerational Effort to Eliminate a Racist Mascot
How one school district decided it was time for change and navigated choosing a new mascot.
Laura Zingg
Editorial Project Manager, One Day Studio
Desiree Rios
Photographer
At Segregated Schools, Remote Learning Is Inherently Unequal
Olga Correa
Youth-Led Activism is Key to Building a Better World
Youth activists have been at the center of social movements throughout history. Now, they are leading the fight for equity and racial justice in the middle of a pandemic.
Charla Agnoletti
We Must Transform Our School Discipline Policies
Restorative justice offers a more just way than traditional disciplinary practices to resolve problems at school.
Jorge Santos
A Just Future Might Require a Radical Redesign of Where Students Learn
'For literally every injustice, there is an architecture planned and built to sustain and perpetuate that injustice,' says one architect who believes buildings can facilitate liberation.
Joel Serin-Christ
Director of Studio Production & Impact
Jose Cotto