True Social Justice & Racial Equity Is Hard Work
On Tuesday, President Donald Trump delivered his State of the Union address. Like many other U.S. citizens, I see our current president as deeply flawed, lacking in empathy, racist and unable to take responsibility for his actions. But as a Black woman, I view Donald Trump as just another tone-deaf, […]
Last month, Attorney General Jeff Sessions pledged to defend free speech on campuses and criticized the idea of creating safe spaces on campus, protected from hate speech. He argued that classrooms should be places of “robust debate.” To that I say, bring it—bring on honest, fact-based conversations about history, race […]
Women education bloggers from around the country shared their thoughts on what it means to be, raise and educate women in the age of Trump. The dialogue stimulated more responses from members of the Education Post network who share their renewed passion for connecting with other women across lines of […]
“Democracy needs to be re-born in each generation and education is its mid-wife.” —John Dewey If this election were a movie, would it have been directed by Quentin Tarantino or Oliver Stone? Either way, it would most likely be rated R. The rhetoric alone isn’t especially child-friendly. No one […]