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Boston Teacher Perspectives: How Should BPS Spend Nearly $400 million in ARP Money?
Tuesday, June 8, 2021
Boston
As part of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan (ARP) signed into law by President Joe Biden, Boston Public Schools (BPS) has received nearly $400 million in one-time funding. BPS has wide...
E4E-Boston Convenes Spanish-Language Space for East Boston Educators and Parents to Collaborate
Tuesday, June 8, 2021
Boston
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, educators and parents have had to be in constant communication to ensure that the needs of every student are met in a constantly changing education landscape....
ARP NY Letter
Friday, May 28, 2021
New York
The Honorable Governor of New York State Andrew M. Cuomo
NYS State Capitol Building
Albany, New York 12224
Commissioner Betty A. Rosa
New York State Education...
CSDE Public Comment on ARP ESSER Funding
Friday, May 21, 2021
Connecticut
Daniel Pearson
State Director, Educators for Excellence-Connecticut (E4E-CT)
dpearson@e4e.org
(203) 313-0863
My name is...
Memorandum in Support of Senate 1100 by Senator Liu Assembly 4689A by Assembly Member Sayegh
Tuesday, May 18, 2021
New York
The undersigned nonprofit organizations support A4689A/S1100 in order to support the development of effective Grow Your Own programs to increase teacher diversity in the state of New York.
E4E-Minnesota Letter to Conference Committee of the Omnibus Education Finance Bill
Wednesday, May 5, 2021
Minnesota
May 4, 2021
Dear members of the HF1065 conference committee,
On behalf of Educators for Excellence – Minnesota, I write to extend our support for several provisions found in both...
E4E Testimony at Boston City Council Hearing on Summer Learning and Learning Loss
Friday, April 23, 2021
Boston
On April 12, 2021, Boston City Councilors Annissa Essaibi-George and Andrea Campbell held a hearing on summer learning and other options for addressing unfinished student learning from the...
Student Grades Need to Count for Something
Tuesday, April 13, 2021
Los Angeles
Casey Jagusch
If you are in need of a good laugh, you should watch the long-running improvisation show “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” where comedians use audience suggestions to act out absolutely hilarious...
How will students remember January 6th?
Tuesday, April 13, 2021
Los Angeles
Meghann Seril
Several months after the Capitol riot on January 6, 2021, it’s clear that this day will continue to live in our collective mindspace, but how will students remember it?
Like many...
E4E-Minnesota Honors International Transgender Day of Visibility
Wednesday, March 31, 2021
Minnesota
Paula Cole, Executive Director of E4E-Minnesota
Educators for Excellence-Minnesota is proud to honor transgender and non-binary people on Trans Day of Visibility, which is held every year on March 31st. Today we celebrate you for your courage,...
E4E Chicago - Spring 2021 Updates
Monday, March 29, 2021
Chicago
This past spring, Educators for Excellence celebrated the announcement of the
Voices from the Classroom to the White House
Thursday, March 25, 2021
National, Boston, Chicago, Connecticut, Los Angeles, Minnesota, New York
Carlotta Pope, 11th-grade English teacher Brooklyn Community Arts and Media High School
I’m still absorbing all the incredible conversations from last night’s Educators for Excellence Voices from the Classroom to the White House meeting with teachers from across the country,...
Find Our Missing Students!
Thursday, March 18, 2021
Los Angeles
While Los Angeles Unified School District recently announced a tentative plan to reopen schools, the past year of distance learning has created well-documented learning gaps for Los Angeles...
Protect Teacher Diversity in Minnesota
Wednesday, March 10, 2021
Minnesota
Dear Chair Richardson and members of the House Education Policy Committee,
On behalf of Educators for Excellence - Minnesota (E4E), a teacher-led nonprofit with approximately 2,300 members...
Four things to know from teachers about school discipline
Wednesday, March 10, 2021
Minnesota
Good afternoon Chair Chamberlain, Senator Torres Ray, and members of the Senate Education Committee,
Thank you for allowing me to testify in support of Senate File 1048, a bill that will...
E4E-Connecticut State Director Daniel Pearson Testifies in Support of SB948
Wednesday, March 3, 2021
Connecticut
On Wednesday, March 3, 2021, E4E-Connecticut State Director Daniel Pearson testified to the Connecticut Education Committee in support of SB 948: An Act Addressing Education Funding and Racial...
E4E-Minnesota Executive Director Paula Cole Testifies to Minnesota Education Policy Committee on HF 1376
Monday, March 1, 2021
Minnesota
On March 1, 2021, E4E-Minnesota Executive Director Paula Cole testified to the Minnesota House Education Policy Committee about
Can Dr. Cardona Rise to the Occasion?
Tuesday, February 16, 2021
National, Connecticut
Robert Jaycox, Math Teacher at Bulkeley High School
As Dr. Cardona prepares to meet the Senate to answer questions, he’s repeatedly had to answer the questions of an even tougher group: Connecticut’s teachers. Right now, the nation faces a...
E4E-Minnesota Members Support Racial Justice Discipline Practices
Friday, January 29, 2021
Minnesota
To: Members of the House Education Policy Committee
RE: In support of the Select Committee on Racial Justice Report’s discipline recommendations
Dear Members,
Solutions Not...
E4E-Minnesota Expresses Support for 2021 Increase Teachers of Color Act
Wednesday, January 27, 2021
Minnesota
Dear Members of House and Senate Education and Higher Education Committees,
We write to express support for the 2021 Increase Teachers of Color Act (HF217). When signed into law, this...
E4E-Minnesota Executive Director Paula Cole Testifies at Minnesota Education Policy Committee Hearing on HF4
Wednesday, January 27, 2021
Minnesota
On January 20, 2021, E4E-Minnesota Executive Director Paula Cole testified to the Minnesota Policy Committee in support of House File 4 and on the importance of teacher diversity.
Thank...
As the Fighting Continues, So Do the Stories
Monday, January 25, 2021
Chicago
Stacy Moore, Executive Director, E4E-Chicago
Earlier this month, I wrote a piece in the Chicago...
E4E Statement on Insurrection at US Capitol
Wednesday, January 6, 2021
National
Education is the heart of a functional democracy. In our schools we teach that elections and the peaceful transfer of power are sacred and defining characteristics of our nation. What we saw today...
Education Policy Priorities for the Biden Administration and 117th Congress: Recommendations from Educators for Excellence
Thursday, December 17, 2020
National, Boston, Chicago, Connecticut, Los Angeles, Minnesota, New York
Founded by public school teachers, Educators for Excellence is a growing movement of over 33,000 educators, united around a common set of principles and beliefs for improving student learning and...
Honoring Native American Heritage in the Classroom
Friday, November 6, 2020
National, Minnesota
Christopher Baatwiwiitan Oquist
Back in sixth-grade, I remember learning about colonization — but not just through the routine paragraph in a history textbook that tried to comprehensively describe, in only a few sentences,...