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No matter what ‘back to school’ looks like, teachers can agree that education won’t look the same anytime soon. And wherever teachers’ classrooms are, they’ll need more resources to reach students in new, innovative ways. But innovation requires upfront investment. It chalks up to...

In 1894, President Grover Cleveland signed an act creating Labor Day in an attempt to apologize to American workers and labor unions after federal troops, sent in to break up a strike,...

September 4 (New York) — Educators for Excellence (E4E), a teacher-led organization, stands with the civil rights community to call...

September 1 (New York) — Educators for Excellence-New York (E4E-New York), a teacher-led organization, reacted to the decision to delay the school year. 

"I am a public servant, and more than anything I would like to be there in person with my kids,” said E4E-New...

“So many things are unknown, making it difficult for teachers to know how to prepare. We’ll still be building the plane as we’re flying.”

As a high school English teacher and parent of a middle school student and elementary school student, E4E-New York member Ife Damon has had to...

August 26 (Chicago) — Educators for Excellence-Chicago (E4E-Chicago), a teacher-led organization, reacted to today’s vote by the Chicago Board of Education to amend the contract between Chicago Public Schools (CPS) and the Chicago Police Department (CPD) that includes a decrease...

Read the entire op-ed by E4E-Chicago member Devin Evans on The Hechinger Report.

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August 19 (New York) — Educators for Excellence (E4E), a teacher-led organization, reacted to the news that Senate Republicans’ current COVID-19 relief bill would make most education funding contingent on schools planning to physically reopen.

"While I’m relieved to be...

For four years, E4E-Los Angeles has been celebrating Rebel Educators who agitate the status quo by advocating for students within and beyond their classroom walls. The Rebel award is the highest honor we give to our educators and is awarded to truly exceptional teacher leaders. To celebrate...

Read the entire op-ed by E4E-New York member Arthur Everett on Education Post.

After eight years as a New York City high school social studies teacher, I thought...

Read the entire op-ed by E4E-New York executive director Paula White on The Hechinger Report.

There’s not a single person in this country who doesn’t know the name of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr....

Read the entire op-ed by E4E-New York executive director Paula White on Education Post. My son was eight when he told me he was going to “quit school.” At first, I laughed, but after he said it again...

Creating an anti-racist learning environment where all students can thrive doesn’t happen overnight. Educators around the country have been calling on school and district leaders to invest in school safety strategies that...

By Simone Hardeman-Jones, E4E Director of Policy and Partnerships, and Eric Duncan, EdTrust P-12 Data and Policy Senior Analyst, Educator Diversity

The Education Trust and E4E recently convened a small group of educators of color from across the country to hear about their experiences...