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Read the entire article by Stephen Sawchuk on Education Week. Teacher contracts are beginning to catch up with the realities of the coronavirus pandemic. And...

Corinne Hairston Parris is a special education teacher at the Dearborn STEM Academy in Boston Public Schools. Recently she sat down with E4E-Boston Outreach Director Denise Manning to discuss her success with Zoom classrooms and the uncertainties that she has seen students still struggle with....

In March, Educators for Excellence-Boston educators used virtual organizing to keep advocating for their students during the coronavirus pandemic, sharing testimony during an online Boston School Committee Meeting. Just weeks...

On National Coming Out Day last fall, rainbow decorations were proudly displayed in all the hallways at New York City’s Bronx Compass High School, and throughout the day students poured into high school social worker Scott Edwards’ office to get stickers and show their support for their LGTBQ+...

Brenda Marrero is an educator at Madison Park Technical and Vocational High School in Boston Public Schools. Recently she sat down with E4E-Boston Outreach Director David Martinez to discuss her experience as a remote educator, and how this crisis is causing a unique impact on vocational...

Daniela Morin is an educator at the Eliot School in Boston Public Schools. Recently she sat down with E4E-Boston Outreach Director Leidy Quiceno to discuss her experience as a remote educator, and what needs to happen when schools reopen to restore students’ sense of safety.

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By: Crystal Haynes
Boston 25 News

Friday, nonprofit Educators for Excellence organized more than a dozen teachers and city...

April 17 (Boston) — Members of Educators for Excellence-Boston (E4E-Boston), a teacher-led organization, hosted a virtual town hall titled TEACH-IN: Equity and Excellence During and After COVID-19. The event was attended by over 40 people, including Chair of the...

Antonelli Mejia is a principal fellow in Boston Public Schools. Recently, he sat down with E4E-Boston Executive Director Sarah Iddrissu to discuss what it’s been like leading a school through this difficult transition, and why he thinks more needs to be done to ensure educator and student voices...

Read the entire article by Brendan O'Brien on Reuters.

During a typical school day at Chicago’s Benito Juarez Community...

COVID-19 has shifted day-to-day functions, teaching included. But that hasn’t dissuaded Chicago educators from finding ways to collaborate. Educators for Excellence-Chicago teacher leaders have started leading weekly virtual spaces for other educators to share ideas. 

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The coronavirus pandemic has impacted everyone around the world, including E4E-Boston teachers. A group of educators that had been advocating for a more positive school culture in Boston Public Schools suddenly had to change course when schools closed and gatherings were cancelled. As teachers,...

New York City — our nation's largest school district — closed its doors on March 16 to students to combat COVID-19. Listen to E4E-New York teachers Christine Montera and Dan Gannon talk about what it was like to be a teacher the day before this decision was made.

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It’s always been crystal clear to Ryan Brown, a seventh-grade math teacher in Bridgeport, Connecticut — one of the poorest cities in the state — that there are stark inequities among districts.

As a basketball and flag football coach for the city, Ryan travels to other districts...