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Discover original insights from E4E educators working to make positive changes for students and the teaching profession.

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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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

Chalk Talk: MacArthur Cheek

Saturday, June 1, 2019

Connecticut

The Urgency of Diversifying our Teacher Workforce High school social studies teacher MacArthur Cheek is reminded daily that his decision to become a teacher was the right choice. In a...

The 2019 Legislative Session and Your Impact

Wednesday, May 29, 2019

Minnesota

Shannon Mitchell, Managing Director of External Affairs of Educators for Excellence-Minnesota

As the deadline of regular session neared the end, party leaders could not agree on budget targets and committee chairs struggled to address policy differences. In the 11th hour, the...