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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 their school building. So where are our educators of color?

At a time when New York City, and other...

Read the entire article by Philissa Cramer on Chalkbeat.

A major change in New York City education leadership did not...

Students have complex identities which can be challenging for teachers to understand. Immigration status, something that is not visible, can be a stressor in some students lives. The current environment is inciting fear in undocumented Americans through mass deportations, a border wall, and much...

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, during faculty meetings, and even in parent conferences. What Aisha didn't realize at the time...

Something huge happened this morning — and it was in large part due to the work of E4E members!

The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, the only independent, bipartisan agency charged with advising the President and Congress on civil rights, released a major report this morning which...

The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, the only independent, bipartisan agency charged with advising the President and Congress on civil rights, has released a major report which examines how federal laws and policies are failing to protect students of color and students with disabilities from...

Read the entire article by Yana Kunichoff on Chalkbeat.

Just two years out of high school, Leo Sanchez can easily recall the drowsy...

July 18 (New Haven) — Educators for Excellence-Connecticut (E4E-Connecticut), a teacher-led organization, congratulates Meriden Assistant Superintendent of Schools, Miguel Cardona, on his appointment as the state’s new education commissioner.

“Our state needs an...

July 11 (Los Angeles) — Educators for Excellence–Los Angeles (E4E-Los Angeles), a teacher-led organization, celebrated the Assembly Education Committee’s passage of SB 419, which will permanently prohibit schools across California from suspending students for “willful defiance”...

“I entered the profession cockier than I should have,” Rachael Goeler said unequivocally and with a hint of remorse when remembering that first year in her Queens classroom 9 years ago.

A vocational and living skills teacher for autistic students ranging from 12-21, Rachael had...

June 28 (New York) — Educators for Excellence (E4E), a teacher-led organization, expressed their dismay about how separating migrant families, threatening unprecedented ICE raids and detaining children in deplorable conditions impacts children across the country.  

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June 20 (New York) — Educators for Excellence-New York (E4E-New York), a teacher-led organization, reacts to the announcement by Mayor Bill de Blasio and Chancellor Richard Carranza regarding school discipline reforms limiting the length of the longest suspensions, a...

Read the entire article by Katie Honan on the Wall Street Journal.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and the City Council on Friday agreed on a record $92.8 billion budget, which...