What is Critical Race Theory and why are conservatives so scared of it?
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Who could have imagined the origins of the anti-CRT movement were right here in Washington state?!
Read MoreWe're rushing kids and students back to in-person learning... just in time for state testing?
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The Biden administration has decided to go forward with state testing in schools this year.
Nothing besides pressure from a billion-dollar testing industry can be motivating this decision.
We cannot afford to move into next year as if this year hadn’t happened. We cannot afford to snap back to what was, to miss out on the many ways we all learned and grew over the past year.
Read MoreHindsight is 2020 when it comes to Dr. King's legacy
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Love is not always “nice.” Sometimes love requires us to be honest when others don’t want to hear the truth. As parents, our love for our children demands that we both hug them and discipline them. As citizens, our love can be displayed both by the flying of a flag and by calling our nation to account when she misses the mark or fails to meet the needs of her citizens.
Read MoreThe importance of raising our kids to be global citizens
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Erin Jones discusses the idea of global citizenship and shares resources for raising our own globally conscious kids.
Read MoreTo my educator friends: Considering the different ways we worship can help us understand culturally-responsive instruction and equity in the classroom
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I had a revelation this week in Texas about how to think differently about culturally-responsive instruction and equity...
Read MoreIn schools and on the field, equity is an investment in righting wrongs
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As a former high-level athlete...
As someone who came to the United States in 1989 with the dream of someday playing for the national soccer team (I was good but never that good)...
As someone who tried out for 2 WNBA teams in 2000 and learned that non-drafted players typically were paid $20-$30,000/year (about the same as what I made as a starting teacher)...
As someone who has known players in both the NFL and NBA...
The issue of pay for female athletes has been on my mind for a long time.
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