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I am the granddaughter of a domestic and a seamstress, and the daughter of a financial services executive and a healthcare administrator. I am all of those things because of education.

My passion for education stems not only from the knowledge that it changed the...

Black students who have just one black teacher in elementary school are significantly more likely to graduate high school and attend college. Yet, the chance of a black student...

When I first heard the news that our beloved former Superintendent Dr. Michelle King passed away, I felt a tremendous loss. I immediately recalled one of our first meetings with her--I was accompanying a group of teachers who were looking to pitch our then-new superintendent on ideas for...

Last week, educators from across New York City came together to discuss why voting in the upcoming UFT leadership election matters so much.

Los Angeles educators have recently shown us the power of united voices demanding change for their students and profession. We believe that strong...

Read the entire article by Eliza Shapiro on the New York Times.

Four years ago, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo pushed through a plan to put New York at the forefront of a national movement to reshape American public education: He vowed that half of a...

January 31 (New York) — Educators for Excellence-New York (E4E-New York), a teacher-led organization, celebrated the passage of A1715/S101A, which bans allowing teachers to carry guns in schools. Teachers largely reject proposals to arm classroom teachers, according to the...

Dear Massachusetts State Legislators, 

Students experiencing trauma should not be left to cope on their own, yet far too many Massachusetts schools aren't equipped with enough resources to meet students’ needs, especially in our most vulnerable communities. 

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E4E joined a letter with other 48 organizations in condemning the U.S. Department of Education's decision to rescind school discipline guidance implemented in 2014. We should be working to keep kids in class and reduce discrimination, not enable it.
 

January 24, 2019...

Read the entire article by Reema Amin on Chalkbeat New York.

State lawmakers easily passed a bill Wednesday that scraps the use of certain state...

January 23 (New York) — Educators for Excellence-New York (E4E-New York), a teacher-led organization, celebrates the passage of the Jose Peralta DREAM Act, which expands post-secondary scholarships to undocumented students in New York.

“My students are amazing people,...

January 23 (New Haven) - Educators for Excellence-Connecticut (E4E-Connecticut), a teacher-led organization, announced Andréa Comer as its new Executive Director.
 
A Connecticut native and proud parent of an educator, Comer comes to E4E-Connecticut with more than...

January 22 (Los Angeles) — Educators for Excellence–Los Angeles (E4E-Los Angeles), a teacher-led organization, celebrated this morning’s announcement that the United Teachers of Los Angeles (UTLA) and the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) have reached a tentative...

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...

January 17 (Los Angeles) — Educators for Excellence–Los Angeles (E4E-Los Angeles), a teacher-led organization, celebrated last night’s announcement that the United Teachers of Los Angeles (UTLA) and the Los Angeles Unified School District would return to the bargaining table....

Read the entire op-ed on The Hechinger Report by E4E-Connecticut member Lauren Lieberman.

Pressured out of the middle class — is that what a master’s degree and 16 years of...