Summer is around the corner! The latest issue of American Educator offers compelling research and stories about the importance of summer learning, especially enrichment opportunities for students living in poverty. Students from different income levels achieve at roughly the same…
Fighting for SNAP, salvaging free school lunches
The House of Representatives is expected to vote this week on a drastic reduction to the nation’s food assistance program for low-income families. AFT President Randi Weingarten sent a letter to representatives opposing this bill. And in an AFT-organized letter,…
North Carolina teachers march for students, rally for respect
Some 15,000 teachers are expected to rally today in Raleigh, N.C., in another educator uprising aimed at improving public schools. So many will leave their schools for the action that the state’s five largest districts have canceled classes. The…
Share My Lesson’s Memorial Day collection
Did you know that Memorial Day was originally known as Decoration Day, a time when Americans remembered those who died during the Civil War? As Memorial Day approaches, find out more fun facts from Share My Lesson’s curated collection with…
Preserving civil rights in the Higher Education Act
It’s no secret that the Education Department led by Betsy DeVos has threatened civil rights advances(link is external) and even tried to shut down her own department’s Office for Civil Rights. So equity advocates, foreseeing further challenges as the Higher…
Arizona teachers continue to fight for funding
Arizona teachers remained at the state Capitol today to protest the inadequate budget proposed by Gov. Doug Ducey and supported by the state Legislature. The proposal, which the governor signed into law this morning, includes raises for teachers and increased…