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Educators for Excellence Celebrates Dream Act Passage, Urges Further Action
June 4 (New York) — Educators for Excellence (E4E), a teacher-led organization, welcomed the news that the House passed The Dream and Promise Act of 2019, which includes protections for...
Schools run on more than just promises and rhetoric; they need human and physical resources to function as beacons of learning
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 my classroom. When I went looking for these basic tools of teaching--or the money to...
Incremental change, ‘lackluster’ year: Compromises all around in final Minnesota education budget
Read the entire article by Taryn Phaneuf on MinnPost.
As hope of a gas tax and other revenue increases evaporated in negotiations,...
Help teachers live in the cities and towns where they teach
Read the entire op-ed by Rob Vogelpohl on CT Viewpoints.
When I decided to take time to travel after graduating college, I didn’t think I would end up discovering my...
Chalk Talk: MacArthur Cheek
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 school where 46% of the population are students of color, MacArthur is the only black teacher....
Educators for Excellence-Boston Releases Teacher Recommendations on Improving School Culture, Launch Restorative Justice Campaign
May 31 (Boston) — Educators for Excellence-Boston (E4E-Boston), a teacher-led organization, published Thriving, Not Just Surviving, a set of teacher-authored recommendations for how schools in...
Thriving, Not Just Surviving
What could we achieve if every student and educator had a safe and supportive school community? And how can we build that culture?
The 2019 Legislative Session and Your Impact
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 Governor and House and Senate leaders brokered an education deal. While their compromise included a two percent...
Educators for Excellence-Connecticut Applauds State Senate for Passing An Act Concerning Minority Teacher Recruitment and Retention
May 29 (New Haven) - Educators for Excellence-Connecticut (E4E-Connecticut), a teacher-led organization, applauds the Connecticut State Senate for unanimously passing An Act Concerning Minority Teacher...
Education Organizations Urge Policymakers to Increase Diversity in the Teacher Workforce
Educators for Excellence-Chicago Reacts to CTU Election
May 18 (Chicago) - Educators for Excellence-Chicago (E4E-Chicago), a teacher-led organization, congratulates Jesse Sharkey on his election as Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) President.
“Congratulations to President Sharkey. We look forward to collaborating with him to...
We Can Do Better Than Just Thanking Teachers With Free Coffee and Donuts
Read the entire op-ed by E4E Co-CEOs Evan Stone and Sydney Morris on Education Post.
One Teacher Appreciation Week years ago, we each remember being thrilled to find letters...
The Bulletin Board: Inequitable School Funding
Strong Unions Need Strongly Informed Voters and Turnout
April’s mayoral runoff election was one of the lowest voter turnouts in Chicago’s history. This is surprising -- and discouraging -- given the list of serious issues confronting our city. How can...
The Best Way to Truly Recognize Teachers
Near the end of our second year of teaching at our public elementary school in the Bronx, our principal slipped a letter into each of our mailboxes thanking us for everything we had done for our school community and our students. As we each read these letters in our own classroom, we were both...