Discover original insights from E4E educators working to make positive changes for students and the teaching profession.
Covid Conversations: Genelle Faulkner
Thursday, April 30, 2020
Genelle Faulkner is an educator at the Helen Y. Davis Academy in Boston. Recently she sat down with E4E-Boston Managing Director of Outreach Lisa Lazare to discuss her experience as...
Covid Conversations: Corinne Hairston Parris
Monday, April 27, 2020
Boston
Corinne Hairston Parris is a special education teacher at the Dearborn STEM Academy in Boston Public Schools. Recently she sat down with E4E-Boston Outreach Director Denise Manning to discuss her...
E4E-Boston Educators Lead Virtual Town Hall including City, State Leaders
Thursday, April 23, 2020
Boston
In March, Educators for Excellence-Boston educators used virtual organizing to keep advocating for their students during the coronavirus pandemic, sharing testimony during an online Boston School Committee Meeting. Just weeks...
Virtually Supporting LGBTQ+ Students While Schools are Closed
Tuesday, April 21, 2020
New York
On National Coming Out Day last fall, rainbow decorations were proudly displayed in all the hallways at New York City’s Bronx Compass High School, and throughout the day students poured...
Covid Conversations: Brenda Marrero
Tuesday, April 21, 2020
Boston
Brenda Marrero is an educator at Madison Park Technical and Vocational High School in Boston Public Schools. Recently she sat down with E4E-Boston Outreach Director David Martinez to discuss her...
Covid Conversations: Daniela Morin
Tuesday, April 21, 2020
Boston
Daniela Morin is an educator at the Eliot School in Boston Public Schools. Recently she sat down with E4E-Boston Outreach Director Leidy Quiceno to discuss her experience as a remote...
Covid Conversations: Antonelli Mejia
Friday, April 10, 2020
Boston
Antonelli Mejia is a principal fellow in Boston Public Schools. Recently, he sat down with E4E-Boston Executive Director Sarah Iddrissu to discuss what it’s been like leading a school through...
E4E-Chicago Educators Virtually Connect, Offer Support During Crisis
Friday, April 10, 2020
Chicago
COVID-19 has shifted day-to-day functions, teaching included. But that hasn’t dissuaded Chicago educators from finding ways to collaborate. Educators for Excellence-Chicago teacher leaders have started leading weekly virtual spaces for...
Advocacy in the Age of Coronavirus
Tuesday, April 7, 2020
Boston
The coronavirus pandemic has impacted everyone around the world, including E4E-Boston teachers. A group of educators that had been advocating for a more positive school culture in Boston Public Schools...
The Bulletin Board: Inequities Highlighted by Pandemic
Thursday, March 26, 2020
National, Boston, Chicago, Connecticut, Los Angeles, Minnesota, New York
The day before our schools closed due to COVID-19
Wednesday, March 25, 2020
New York
New York City — our nation’s largest school district — closed its doors on March 16 to students to combat COVID-19. Listen to E4E-New York teachers Christine Montera and Dan Gannon talk...
Chalk Talk: Ryan Brown
Wednesday, March 25, 2020
National, Connecticut
It’s always been crystal clear to Ryan Brown, a seventh-grade math teacher in Bridgeport, Connecticut — one of the poorest cities in the state — that there are stark inequities...
COVID-19: Resources for Educators
Monday, March 16, 2020
National, Boston, Chicago, Connecticut, Los Angeles, Minnesota, New York
During this time of uncertainty and fear around COVID-19, we know you are concerned for your family, your students, their families, and our greater community. All of us at E4E...
Nonprofits need women of color in leadership and to disrupt the structural barriers to their advancement
Monday, March 9, 2020
Sarah Iddrissu, Executive Director, E4E-Boston
As a woman of color leading a nonprofit, I am no stranger to mansplaining. As a male colleague explains, I stare. Blink. Smirk. I then wait for them to stop...
The Bulletin Board: Teacher Compensation
Thursday, March 5, 2020
National, Boston, Chicago, Connecticut, Los Angeles, Minnesota, New York
Chalk Talk: Liz Haela
Thursday, February 27, 2020
New York
Since she was a child, Liz Haela knew she wanted to be a journalist reporting on the Middle East as a homage to her heritage. With her mind set on...
The Bulletin Board: Unions After Janus
Thursday, February 13, 2020
National, Boston, Chicago, Connecticut, Los Angeles, Minnesota, New York
Roses are red, violets are blue...and public testimonies at the statehouse are just as romantic, too!
Wednesday, February 12, 2020
Boston
Some people use Tinder, or OkCupid, or even speed dating (well, maybe not speed dating) -- but for E4E-Boston members Christina Pressley, a kindergarten teacher, and Matt Clark, high school...
Chalk Talk: Dr. Judith Angeles
Wednesday, February 5, 2020
National, Los Angeles
Even though she’s been at it for 25 years, serving as a school coordinator, kindergarten teacher, and holding union and school leadership positions in Los Angeles, Dr. Judith Angeles wasn’t...
The Bulletin Board: 2020 National Teacher Survey Results
Wednesday, January 22, 2020
National, Boston, Chicago, Connecticut, Los Angeles, Minnesota, New York
Honoring the Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Saturday, January 18, 2020
Craig Wesley, National Manager of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusiveness
It has now become routine and common practice to celebrate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., on the third Monday of January, however it was not always this...
E4E-Connecticut Hosts Supply Drive for Hartford Teachers
Friday, January 10, 2020
Connecticut
In addition to their other responsibilities, on average, Connecticut teachers spend approximately $400 out of their own pockets each year to ensure that their students have what they need in order...
Chalk Talk: Tracy Netter and Dan Gannon
Thursday, January 2, 2020
National, Chicago, New York
“Teachers aren’t asked nearly often enough what they think about the issues that are impacting our students, schools, and profession,” said Tracy Netter, a visual arts teacher from Chicago. That’s...
Top 10 Blog Posts of 2019
Monday, December 30, 2019
10. Why Having a Teacher with Dreadlocks Matters April 2019 In this post, high school social studies teacher MacArthur Cheek writes that "even though research has shown the benefits of...
The Bulletin Board: It Takes a Village
Wednesday, December 4, 2019
National, Boston