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Changing the way teachers learn can make all the difference in the classroom
Read the entire article by Michael Elsen-Rooney on the New York Daily News.
Daniel Gannon was thrilled when he got into a teaching master’s degree...
Educators for Excellence-Chicago Reacts to CTU Strike Vote Authorization Results
September 27 (Chicago) - Educators for Excellence-Chicago (E4E-Chicago), a teacher-led organization, expressed their support for teachers’ decision to strike.
“Voting on the strike decision was one of the hardest things I have had to do in my teaching career,” said...
A fresh start on school discipline isn’t optional — especially for schools serving underrepresented students
Read the entire op-ed by Evan Stone, E4E Co-CEO and Co-Founder, Cami Anderson, CEO of the Discipline Revolution Project, and Layla Avila, CEO of Education Leaders of Colors on The Hechinger Report...
Educators for Excellence-Boston Applauds Inclusion of Mental Health Allotment in School Funding Overhaul Bill
September 19 (Boston) — Educators for Excellence-Boston (E4E-Boston), a teacher-led organization, stands in support of the recently announced ...
Teachers and Education Leaders Unite on Shared Call to Action to Strengthen Teacher Diversity
September 12 (New York) — As presidential candidates...
E4E-New York Members Establish Group for Black Male Educators
For the decade he taught in New York City and the years he taught in other districts, Ashley Toussaint was frequently the only black male educator in his school building. Feeling that his daily reality was getting lost in the mix of others’ experiences, he wanted a dedicated space to unpack his...
More Than Two Hundred E4E-Boston Supporters Call for Passage of Student Mental Health Bill
The Bulletin Board: Inequitable Access to Excellent Teachers
Chalk Talk: Syeita Rhey-Fisher
Syeita Rhey-Fisher (her friends call her “Sy”), a fourth-grade social studies teacher in Hartford, Connecticut knows the power of an amazing teacher.
“Growing up in the foster care system, I lived a lot of the challenges my students now face. My foster parents didn’t have the...E4E-Minnesota Joins Coalition to Advocate for Improvements to MPS Comprehensive Draft Plan
Minneapolis Public Schools is in the process of creating their strategic plan, dubbed the Comprehensive Design Plan, which seeks to improve outcomes for the districts' students. The Advancing Equity Coalition, a collection of community organizations and education advocates, seeks equity for the...
As a Teacher, I Know That Working With Students, Not Punishing Them, Is the Best Way to Manage a School. My Colleagues Agree
Read the entire op-ed by E4E-Boston member Catherine Kerr on the 74.
Numbers don’t lie. I learned this in the...
Diverse students need diverse teachers
Read the entire op-ed by Rayna Acha, a student voice intern at E4E-Minnesota, on MinnPost.
Next year is my last in high school, and I have never had a teacher who looks like me — all...
Chicago Teachers Union: Focus On Students and Teachers, Not Venezuela
To read the entire op-ed by E4E-Chicago member Latasha Mallory, visit the Education Post.
In a few short weeks, my classroom will be squirming with anxious excitement from a group...
Special Education: From a Black Teacher’s Perspective
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...
Survey says: NYC teachers look forward to work, but many are still undecided about the chancellor’s leadership
Read the entire article by Philissa Cramer on Chalkbeat.
A major change in New York City education leadership did not...