A Year of Pandemic Learning at One New Orleans-Area School
Everything changed for Laureate Academy Charter School when COVID-19 arrived. Here’s how the school community coped with a year of teaching, learning, and living through the pandemic.
Jessica Fregni
Writer-Editor, One Day
Erik Jansen
Illustrator
To Reduce Absenteeism, Educators Focus on Relationships
Schools can't account for tens of thousands of students. For Black students in particular, this threatens to worsen gaps in opportunities and achievements.
Autumn Arnett
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
9 Students Share How They Really Feel About Going Back to School
Students share candid feelings about starting another year of distance learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Madeleine Burry
Laura Zingg
Editorial Project Manager, One Day Studio
Wellness Tips for a Strong Start to an Unprecedented School Year
Teachers offer advice on wellness—for themselves and their students—as we head back to the classroom (virtual or otherwise) this year.
Becoming a Teacher During the Pandemic
Entering the teaching profession is different this year than ever before. New Teach For America corps members discuss their anxieties, hopes, and plans to support their students in every way they can, whether they are teaching in person, remotely, or in a hybrid model.
How Did School Lunch Become a Staple for American Kids?
It started with some concerned women and a one-penny meal in Philadelphia.
Tim Kennedy
Using Virtual Spaces to Teach—and Nurture—Students
Tian Buzbee (Greater New Orleans 2013) is a math teacher at Riverdale High School in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. In this letter to our community, Tian shares how recent events affected her as a teacher, community member, and social justice advocate, and how the experiences of our students are the most important thing to consider as we prepare for the 2020 school year.
The TFA Editorial Team
I See Me: Representation of LGBTQ+ Teachers in the Classroom
An equitable education includes supporting and affirming LGBTQ+ identities in the classroom.
Why I Teach, Even (Especially) When There's No School
Teachers are facing the test of a lifetime. Here’s why they’re not backing down.
Faviola Leyva
Video Producer