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E4E-Boston Fights for Inclusive Curriculum at MA State House Hearing
Thursday, October 14, 2021
E4E-Boston is continuing to fight to pass The Racially and Culturally Inclusive Curriculum Act (H.671/S.304), which...
A Different Kind of “Student Teacher”
Tuesday, September 21, 2021
Boston
Enkeleda Gjoni, High School Teacher
When you hear the term “student teacher,” usually what springs to mind is a college junior spending a semester in a classroom as part of their education major, slowly learning...
One Boston Educator's Thoughts on Returning for a Third COVID-Impacted School Year
Monday, August 30, 2021
Boston
Shirley Jones Luke, E4E Boston Educator
Shirley Jones Luke is an English teacher in Boston Public Schools. After 18 months of the COVID-19 pandemic, and with the new school year in Boston starting soon, she gave...
E4E Teacher Board Members: We need our Unions to Lead
Tuesday, July 27, 2021
Read our Vision for Unions As current classroom educators, we owe labor unions and particularly teachers unions a great debt for all they have won for us. Throughout history, unions...
Take Action for Universal Dyslexia Screenings
Wednesday, June 23, 2021
In a survey of over 400 New York educators, special services for unique student populations emerged as the top priority — and now we have the chance to help some...
E4E-Los Angeles Teachers Spearhead an Effort to Demand an Equitable Recovery for Students
Tuesday, June 15, 2021
Los Angeles
Over the challenging past year of instruction, teachers in Los Angeles went above and beyond for their students, making sure that they received the best education possible whether in virtual...
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...
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 Department 89 Washington Avenue...
CSDE Public Comment on ARP ESSER Funding
Friday, May 21, 2021
Connecticut
Daniel Pearson State Director, Educators for Excellence-Connecticut (E4E-CT) [email protected] (203) 313-0863 My name is Daniel Pearson and I am the State Director for Educators for Excellence - Connecticut, a teacher-led...
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. PROVISIONS This...
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 pandemic. They...
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...
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...
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...
E4E Chicago - Spring 2021 Updates
Monday, March 29, 2021
Chicago
This past spring, Educators for Excellence celebrated the announcement of the $24M investment in more trauma-informed, healing-centered practices and...
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, where we set...
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 students due...
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 across the state,...
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...
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 Equity in Connecticut....
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 HF 1376 and the need to better honor and reflect the diversity and talent...
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...
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 Suspensions is a coalition of...