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Dec 14, 2021
School Counselors As A Tool for Justice
By Shira Small Photo by Arthur Krijgsman from Pexels A well-rounded education goes beyond adhering to an academic curriculum — students...
Nov 16, 2021
Challenges with Mental Health in Urban Public Schools
By Megan Yeager Photo by Katerina Holmes from Pexels After a year and a half of online learning and decades of scarce resources, an...
Oct 6, 2021
Police, Schools, and the Law: A Policy Examination
By Shira Small Photo by Erik Mclean Complex policy implementation in the United States makes it difficult to isolate a single law...
Sep 7, 2021
The DMV is Reckoning with Police in Schools
By Emily Reed Photo by Life Matters from Pexels Following the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and numerous other unarmed black...
Aug 2, 2021
Mental Health’s Impact on Students’ Academic Attainment
By Clare Kennedy Photo by Andrea Piacquadio Mental health is a powerful determinant of academic retention and achievement. Behaviors and...
Jul 22, 2021
Whose Promise: Black Students, Their Teachers, and the Education System
by Charlotte DeVaughn Photo by Katerina Holmes In the article “Why LeBron James’ I Promise School should be more like LeBron and not shy...
Jul 4, 2020
Black Lives Matter
Recently, stemming from a traumatic event of George Floyd losing his life in the hands of the police, the Black Lives Matter Movement...
Jul 12, 2017
In an ideal school, what would social studies look like?
Over the 4th holiday, I met up with a very good friend and colleague for a coffee chat to fill her in on Effective to Great Education...
Jun 13, 2017
Why reading, writing and arithmetic isn’t enough
The old African adage says: it takes a village to raise a child. And tirelessly— teachers, school leaders, resource providers, parents...
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