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A Former Journalist Reignites an Intergenerational Haven For Portland’s Youth
To learn names as a guest artist, Mitchell prompted students at Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary in Portland, Oregon to pair their intros with an adjective,
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Educator. Mentor. Translator. How One Man Aided Immigrant Families Through COVID
In a windowless office at Mountain View Elementary School in Morganton, North Carolina, Ted Pedro settled in for another call he’d rather not be making. It
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Amid COVID, Closures & Zoom a Teacher Fights to Preserve School Relationships
On March 13, 2020, Kyair Butts and his sixth-graders were deep into a particularly engaging forensic anthropology lesson, trying to answer this question: Why did Virginia’s
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How a Hawaii Teacher Supports Student Needs by Building Community Bridges
Heidi Maxie may be a math teacher, but she sees, and treats, her primary role as much more than that. Before the first spiral notebooks crack
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At a ‘Community School,’ This Educator Ensures All Kids Feel Known, Seen & Heard
On a rainy Monday before winter break, the hallways at Fruit Valley Elementary School in Vancouver, Washington were unusually quiet. The pandemic had cut enrollment nearly
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Helping First-Generation Students Reach College — and Build Community on the Way
A decade ago, Samuel Wallis was teaching in a small city in the Mississippi Delta when students’ phones started going off. News of a mass shooting
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David Brooks Talks Education, Cultural Divides and How the Weavers in our Schools Will Help Heal America
For some educators, teaching is only part of the job. For them, student and school success requires weaving a community of connection, support and belonging. These
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Weaving a Stronger Society – Starting in Our Schools
Many of the problems in America have a common root – the tearing of our social fabric and the disintegration of our trust and care for
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A Rural Teacher Weaves Community to Keep Grads from Leaving
Watch A Nebraska Teacher Weaves Her Small Town Together by Helping Them Experience the World
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During Covid, this Band Teacher Kept his Students Connected
San Antonio high school band leader Alejandro Jaime Salazar knew something was off — really off — when he listened to the Mighty Owl marching band
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Grounding ourselves in a new year of uncertainty
As one year turns into the next, I normally spend time intentionally reflecting on the past and excitedly planning for the future. This year, though, is
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The power that lies in a circle
When I was going to grad school in Boston for a year, I would walk to class each morning on the same side of the street.
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