Amy Eelkema BaxterSpecial Education Consultant for St. Paul Public Schools
On March 14, the Minnesota House held a hearing on eliminating the use of suspensions and expulsions in pre-k programs, House File 1785. E4E Minnesota member...
Ben MacKenzieNinth-grade speech and composition teacher at Hiawatha Collegiate High School in Minneapolis
E4E-Minnesota member Ben MacKenzie, a ninth-grade speech and composition teacher at Hiawatha Collegiate Prep in Minneapolis, gave a powerful testimony against...
When you reflect on your first year as an educator, what is one thing you wish you’d been ready for on day one in your classroom? As you know all too well, new...
Governor Tim Walz 130 State Capitol 75 Rev Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. St. Paul, MN 55155 Sen. Carla J. Nelson, Chair, Senate E-12 Finance & Policy...
Have you ever thought about starting your own school? After 27 years of teaching, Laurie Walters and three of her peers went out and did it - they started a...
I am the granddaughter of a domestic and a seamstress, and the daughter of a financial services executive and a healthcare administrator. I am all of those...
When I first heard the news that our beloved former Superintendent Dr. Michelle King passed away, I felt a tremendous loss. I immediately recalled one of our...
Dear Massachusetts State Legislators, Students experiencing trauma should not be left to cope on their own, yet far too many Massachusetts schools aren't...
E4E joined a letter with other 48 organizations in condemning the U.S. Department of Education's decision to rescind school discipline guidance implemented in...
As we step into the new year and a new legislative session, members of E4E-Boston’s 2019 Policy Team are finalizing their recommendations for improving school...
This op-ed is a response to Secretary Betsy DeVos' unfortunate decision to rescind federal guidance that gave teachers and schools the tools to discipline...
Phylis HoffmanSecond-grade teacher at Harry Bridges K-8 School
In a letter to her students, E4E-Los Angeles member Phylis Hoffman tells her kids why she enjoys being their teacher and why she is striking for their futures.
For Boston teacher Theresa Thalhamer, school climate is about creating a space where students can freely express themselves knowing their teachers and...
In the largest demonstration of teacher power in decades, teachers went on strike in several states in 2018. They protested chronically underfunded education...
Earlier this week, the CT Mirror published an article that highlighted a troubling and growing gap between teachers of color and students of color. According...
Aberdeen Rodriguez wanted more opportunities to grow in her career. Like many teachers though, she didn't want to leave the classroom in order to do it.
On Monday, December 3rd, E4E-Boston Executive Director Brandy Fluker Oakley and Outreach Director, Jake Resetarits, testified at a City Council hearing...
It didn’t take long in her career for Candra McKenzie to come to the brutal realization that all teachers must arrive at eventually: teaching is really, really...
