See the ways in which E4E and its members are making headlines.
I’m a Chicago teacher headed back to campus. I’m just as confused as you are.
Friday, January 29, 2021
Chicago
Read the entire op-ed by Shayna Boyd on Chalkbeat Chicago. The plan to return to school has been utterly chaotic, and teachers have been left in the...
A teacher from a high school in Chicago reflects on teaching during Covid
Tuesday, August 25, 2020
National, Chicago
Read the entire op-ed by E4E-Chicago member Devin Evans on The Hechinger Report. Our country...
It’s Good to Appreciate Teachers; Now, Let’s Listen to Them.
Tuesday, May 5, 2020
Chicago
Read the entire op-ed by E4E-Chicago Executive Director Stacy Moore on Chicago Unheard. This year, Teacher Appreciation Week has taken on a whole new dimension. With many states,...
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…
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...
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....
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...
I’m a fifth-year Chicago teacher, and the challenges aren’t letting up. Now what?
Friday, January 18, 2019
Chicago
Read the entire op-ed on Chalkbeat Chicago by E4E-Chicago member Dayna Heller. When I started as a teacher in Chicago Public Schools, I remember hearing that half of teachers in...
A path forward on school discipline in the shadow of Betsy DeVos’s dismantling of protections
Wednesday, January 16, 2019
National, Boston, Chicago, Connecticut, Los Angeles, Minnesota, New York
Read the entire op-ed on the Washington Post by Evan Stone, Co-CEO and Co-Founder of Educators for Excellence; Cami Anderson,...