The Top 5 Things I Learned from the Governor’s Teacher Cabinet
This post is written by 51ÁÔÆæ member, Cathy Whitehead, the 2016 State Teacher of the Year for Tennessee. In a recent …
What Happened in Your State this June?
This is the first post in a monthly series to inform members about what is going on in your state. …
A Matter of Justice: Sharing Responsibility for Dismantling the School-to-Prison Pipeline
This post is written by 51ÁÔÆæ member, Â LImarys Caraballo. Over 10 years ago, I read an article by Pedro Noguera …
The Importance of Journalism in Light of the Orlando Nightclub Shooting
This is the next post in a weekly series by 51ÁÔÆæ member Alana Rome. Â Last week …
Legacy of Pride: We Are Decidedly Not Other; We Are Teachers; We Are One
The following post is by 51ÁÔÆæ Vice President Jocelyn Chadwick and is part of a series she is writing about …
Losing—And Then Winning: The Story of Virginia’s HB 516
This post is written by member, Leila Christenbury. Not all stories have happy endings, but this one does. Thanks to …
Resources for Teaching in These Times
We stand with and support all who are grieving and all who are working to heal in Orlando and throughout …
What Books Have Changed Your Life?
Last year during Independent Bookstore Day, a local bookstore in Ann Arbor where I live set up a photo booth …
Arkansas and CCSS
This post is written by Donna Wake, 51ÁÔÆæ’s Higher Education policy analyst for Arkansas. Donna Wake’s views represented in this …
Q & A with 51ÁÔÆæ Executive Director Emily Kirkpatrick
This text is reprinted from the March 2016 Council Chronicle. 51ÁÔÆæ’s new executive director Emily Kirkpatrick, formerly vice president of …