See the ways in which E4E and its members are making headlines.
More online learning during coronavirus crisis means we must close the technology gap
Sunday, March 22, 2020
Connecticut
Read the entire op-ed by E4E-Connecticut Executive Director Andréa Comer on the Hartford Courant. A few hours after a Facebook friend asked me to sign a...
Education Department Developing Vouchers for Teacher Professional Development
Monday, March 9, 2020
National
Read the entire article by Andrew Ujifusa and Madeline Will on Education Week. The U.S. Department of Education is moving forward with its proposal from a year...
Why we teachers are fighting to stay in the classroom
Sunday, February 23, 2020
Connecticut
Read the entire op-ed by E4E-Connecticut members Claudia Tenaglia and Julianne Cardoni on the Hartford Courant. Earlier...
Black History Is American History and Should Be Celebrated All Year Long
Wednesday, February 19, 2020
Read the entire article by Simone Hardeman-Jones on Education Post. As a Minnesotan, February is a signal that the warmth of spring is so close yet so far away (seriously,...
Listen Up, Candidates: Most Teachers Feel Their Voices Aren’t Being Heard, New Survey Reveals
Wednesday, January 22, 2020
National, Boston, Chicago, Connecticut, Los Angeles, Minnesota, New York
Read the entire article by Mark Keierleber on the 74. As the Democratic presidential hopefuls release campaign promises to woo America’s K-12 educators — a...
Here's What Teachers Think About Training, Pay, Strikes, and Choice
Wednesday, January 22, 2020
National, Boston, Chicago, Connecticut, Los Angeles, Minnesota, New York
Read the entire article by Madeline Will on Education Week. About a third of teachers would go on strike over pay, a new survey finds. Yet despite frustrations with the…
755 city schools are more segregated than their neighborhoods: report
Tuesday, January 21, 2020
New York
Read the entire article by Victoria Merlino and Meaghan McGoldrick on Queens Daily Eagle. New York City schools remain deeply segregated, according to a new report that found...
NYC educators push for teacher diversity in city schools
Monday, January 20, 2020
New York
Read the entire article by Michael Elsen-Rooney on the New York Daily News. When...
Educators Push For Diversity on Martin Luther King Day
Monday, January 20, 2020
New York
Read the entire article on NTD Newsroom. Over 60 years after the U.S. supreme court ruled against racial segregation in public schools, the push for integration and diversity continues,...
‘Diversity is strength’: City Hall rally on MLK Day seeks a more equal teaching corps in New York
Monday, January 20, 2020
New York
To read the entire article by Alejandra O'Connell-Domenech, visit am New York. On a day celebrating civil rights champion Dr. Martin Luther King...
School funding, safety, and discipline reforms top list of priorities for Minnesota education advocates heading into 2020 Legislature
Wednesday, January 8, 2020
Minnesota
Read the entire article by Erin Hinrichs on MinnPost. Associations and nonprofits representing...
The black men who proved that a student like me could be a teacher like them
Monday, November 18, 2019
To read the entire op-ed by E4E-Chicago member Devin Evans, visit the Hechinger Report. I became a teacher because of the influence and mentorship...
NYC has the most diverse teaching force in the state. But it still doesn’t match the student body.
Wednesday, November 6, 2019
New York
Read the entire article by Reema Amin on Chalkbeat New York. New York City schools employed a larger percentage of teachers of color...
LAUSD has a chance to help city’s students and teachers by releasing growth data
Monday, November 4, 2019
Los Angeles
To read the entire op-ed by E4E-Los Angeles Executive Director Jeimee Estrada, visit the LA School Report. Tuesday, the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) has...
For CPS, finite resources mean tough choices
Wednesday, October 23, 2019
Chicago
Read the entire op-ed by E4E-Chicago member Shayna Boyd on Crain's Chicago Business. I remember what it was like teaching in Chicago Public Schools in 2016, when the district was...
School suspensions don’t work. California is right to restrict them
Wednesday, October 23, 2019
Los Angeles
Read the entire op-ed by E4E-Los Angeles member Christina Kim on Cal Matters. I once had a student who needed intensive behavioral support. Some people at my school felt this...
As a teacher, I’m ready to strike — but there must be other, better ways
Wednesday, October 16, 2019
Chicago
Read the entire op-ed by E4E-Chicago member Dominicca T. Washington on the Chicago Sun-Times. On Thursday, I will be striking alongside my colleagues if the Chicago Teachers…
Simple answers on class size won’t help the CPS students who need it most. Here’s what will.
Tuesday, October 15, 2019
National, Chicago, Los Angeles
Read the entire op-ed by E4E-Chicago member Dr. Winnie Williams Hall and E4E-Los Angeles member Marisa Crabtree on the Chicago Tribune....
Changing the way teachers learn can make all the difference in the classroom
Saturday, September 28, 2019
New York
Read the entire article by Michael Elsen-Rooney on the New York Daily News. Daniel Gannon was thrilled when he got into a teaching master’s degree...
A fresh start on school discipline isn’t optional — especially for schools serving underrepresented students
Thursday, September 19, 2019
Read the entire op-ed by Evan Stone, E4E Co-CEO and Co-Founder, Cami Anderson, CEO of the Discipline Revolution Project, and Layla Avila, CEO of Education Leaders of Colors on The Hechinger...
As a Teacher, I Know That Working With Students, Not Punishing Them, Is the Best Way to Manage a School. My Colleagues Agree
Thursday, August 15, 2019
Read the entire op-ed by E4E-Boston member Catherine Kerr on the 74. Numbers don’t lie. I learned this in the...
Diverse students need diverse teachers
Wednesday, August 14, 2019
National, Minnesota
Read the entire op-ed by Rayna Acha, a student voice intern at E4E-Minnesota, on MinnPost. Next year is my last in high school, and I have never had a teacher who looks...
Chicago Teachers Union: Focus On Students and Teachers, Not Venezuela
Tuesday, August 13, 2019
Chicago
To read the entire op-ed by E4E-Chicago member Latasha Mallory, visit the Education Post. In a few short weeks, my classroom will be squirming with anxious excitement from a group...
Survey says: NYC teachers look forward to work, but many are still undecided about the chancellor’s leadership
Thursday, August 8, 2019
New York
Read the entire article by Philissa Cramer on Chalkbeat. A major change in New York City education leadership did not...
How one Illinois program aims to train more resilient, longer-lasting teachers
Friday, July 19, 2019
Read the entire article by Yana Kunichoff on Chalkbeat. Just two years out of high school, Leo Sanchez can easily recall the drowsy...