Discover original insights from E4E educators working to make positive changes for students and the teaching profession.
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
Chalk Talk: Patrick Synan
Tuesday, December 3, 2019
Boston
“I love going to work because I don’t feel like I’m on one side of a divide and my students and their families are on another. We’re all doing the...
The Bulletin Board: Early Childhood Education
Friday, November 22, 2019
National, Boston, Chicago, Connecticut, Los Angeles, Minnesota, New York
It's happening today.
Tuesday, November 12, 2019
The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments on President Trump’s decision to terminate DACA, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. DACA has shielded hundreds of thousands of young...
E4E Hosts Congressional Briefing on Teacher Diversity
Tuesday, November 5, 2019
National, Boston, Chicago, Connecticut, Los Angeles, Minnesota, New York
Educators for Excellence hosted a briefing at the United States Capitol for Members of Congress and their staff on the urgent need to close the diversity gap between teachers and...
Chalk Talk: Meghan O'Donnell
Tuesday, November 5, 2019
Minnesota
As every new school year begins, there is a mix of emotions that teachers feel as they await their new crop of students: excitement, joy, pride, and the pluck required...
Letter from Chicago Teachers: Prioritize Our Most Vulnerable Students
Thursday, October 17, 2019
Chicago
This letter appeared as a full-page ad in the Chicago Sun-Times on October 18, 2019. If you agree that we must prioritize our most vulnerable students, add your name below!...
The Bulletin Board: Career Ladders for Educators
Thursday, October 10, 2019
National, Boston, Chicago, Connecticut, Los Angeles, Minnesota, New York
Chalk Talk: Arthur Everett
Tuesday, October 8, 2019
New York
Arthur Everett, a seasoned New York City high school social studies teacher, thought that his love of teaching and leadership would naturally lead him to become a principal, where he...
E4E-New York Members Establish Group for Black Male Educators
Tuesday, September 10, 2019
New York
For the decade he taught in New York City and the years he taught in other districts, Ashley Toussaint was frequently the only black male educator in his school building. Feeling that his...
The Bulletin Board: Inequitable Access to Excellent Teachers
Tuesday, September 3, 2019
National, Boston, Chicago, Connecticut, Los Angeles, Minnesota, New York
Chalk Talk: Syeita Rhey-Fisher
Sunday, September 1, 2019
Connecticut, Minnesota, New York
Syeita Rhey-Fisher (her friends call her “Sy”), a fourth-grade social studies teacher in Hartford, Connecticut knows the power of an amazing teacher. “Growing up in the foster care system, I...
E4E-Minnesota Joins Coalition to Advocate for Improvements to MPS Comprehensive Draft Plan
Thursday, August 15, 2019
Minnesota
Minneapolis Public Schools is in the process of creating their strategic plan, dubbed the Comprehensive Design Plan, which seeks to improve outcomes for the districts' students. The Advancing Equity Coalition,...
Special Education: From a Black Teacher’s Perspective
Friday, August 9, 2019
New York
Yorel Greene
The statistics on teacher diversity are quite stunning. More than 115,000 Black and Latino students go their entire K-12 education without ever having a teacher that looks like them in...
Demand for Teachers to Take Action for Undocumented Students
Wednesday, August 7, 2019
Minnesota
Rayna Acha, Student at South High School in Minneapolis
Students have complex identities which can be challenging for teachers to understand. Immigration status, something that is not visible, can be a stressor in some students lives. The current environment...
The Bulletin Board: Educator Self-Care
Monday, August 5, 2019
National, Boston, Chicago, Connecticut, Los Angeles, Minnesota, New York
Chalk Talk: Aisha Pervaiz
Thursday, August 1, 2019
Chicago
During her fifth year teaching middle school in Chicago’s North Lawndale neighborhood, Aisha Pervaiz’s mind started going blank. It happened while she was standing at the front of her classroom,...
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Report Cites E4E Members and E4E's National Teacher Survey
Tuesday, July 23, 2019
National, Boston, Chicago, Connecticut, Los Angeles, Minnesota, New York
Evan Stone, Co-Founder and CEO
Something huge happened this morning — and it was in large part due to the work of E4E members! The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, the only independent, bipartisan agency...
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights: Beyond Suspensions Report
Tuesday, July 23, 2019
The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, the only independent, bipartisan agency charged with advising the President and Congress on civil rights, has released a major report which examines how federal...
The Bulletin Board: Teacher Preparation Programs
Tuesday, July 9, 2019
National, Boston, Chicago, Connecticut, Los Angeles, Minnesota, New York
Chalk Talk: Rachael Goeler
Monday, July 8, 2019
New York
“I entered the profession cockier than I should have,” Rachael Goeler said unequivocally and with a hint of remorse when remembering that first year in her Queens classroom 9 years...
The Bulletin Board: Increasing Diversity in the Teacher Workforce
Thursday, June 13, 2019
National, Boston, Chicago, Connecticut, Los Angeles, Minnesota, New York
Educators for Excellence | June 2019 Whether it’s student discipline disparities or opportunity gaps, race — even when you don’t think it should — plays a role. And it’s just...
Schools run on more than just promises and rhetoric; they need human and physical resources to function as beacons of learning
Tuesday, June 4, 2019
Los Angeles
Marisa Crabtree, English and AVID Teacher at Lincoln High School
Paper, pencils, erasers, pens, copies, notebooks, planners, tissues, pencil sharpeners, speakers, desk chairs, posters, books…This is a list--just off the top of my head--of items I have recently purchased for...