Terrence Anfield is a fellow of the America Association of Educators Foundation Advocacy Program. He teaches early education.
Tag: advocacy
No One Wants to Eat Public School Lunch
No one wants to eat public school lunch. But there are many children and families who depend on it. Public school lunch is bad and has been bad since American television shows were in black and white. Students have always expressed disdain over the school nutrition program. What does it take to get healthy, quality, good food in public schools for…
The Recruitment of Teachers in the Teacher Shortage Isn’t the Issue, So What Is?
Teacher recruitment has become a major focus of school districts, universities, and educational organizations. However, I’m old school, and I believe what my grandfather told me. He said, “what you do to get them is what you’ll have to maintain to keep them.” As local school districts deal with the growing teacher shortage, how we are recruiting teachers has become…
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…