Terrence Anfield is a fellow of the America Association of Educators Foundation Advocacy Program. He teaches early education.
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School Choice Isn’t The Enemy of Public Education.
Jamial Black is a fellow of the American Association of Educators and member of Profound Gentlemen.
The Digital Divide is a Virtual Nightmare for Students Who Are Stuck in the Middle
The digital divide has been on the minds of educators and parents navigating through COVID-19 for the last year. Many would agree that the digital divide is a virtual nightmare for students who are students stuck in the middle without access to digital learning. This includes having access to the internet but not the bandwidth needed on their device to…
Bringing Social Justice to the Classroom is Why I Love Teaching
The art of teaching is something that I have grown to mature in over the last 17 years of my life. Each year, regardless of what capacity I serve in, I am always focused on providing better educational outcomes for my students and their families. I love teaching because I believe, in fact, I know children are our future, and…
Black Students Want Opportunities that Enhance Their Postsecondary Educational Outcomes, Not More Equity Talk!
Postsecondary success for Black students is a long time issue. Public school districts continue to recreate the same type of programs to incentive paths for post graduation for Black students that don’t render success. Realistically speaking, the programs can’t render success if Black students aren’t graduating as they should. Preparing Black students for college or post secondary options becomes even…
Public School Districts Are Struggling to Retain Black Teachers
It’s no shock to me that Black teachers are fleeing the field of education. We are treated horribly for many reasons. Reasons to include our advocacy for equitable outcomes for Black children. Black teachers are a threat to the status quo. Black teachers who consciously work to fill academic gaps and challenge the flawed systemic tactics in education used to…
Strengthening the Teacher Pipeline is a Step In the Right Direction for Equity
Education has never been something that has been valued in the United States as evidenced by our nation’s leaders continually cutting the education budget. They take away the capital needed for programming, initiatives, and resources that go towards the children, who for decades, have been poorly educated in our education system. As teachers, the continuation of inequities and systemic issues…