Schools in Metro Atlanta have been back in session for the last four weeks. Several school districts have had to close school(s) and move from face to face learning to virtual learning as a result of increasing cases of COVID-19. EdLanta previously wrote about how schools are not prepared for reopening. Even after schools reopened fall of 2020 during the…
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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…
Georgia May Have Saved The Nation But It Sure As Hell Ain’t Saving Its Teachers!
Recently, the alarming numbers of Georgia educators passing away due to COVID-19 is not only alarming but traumatizing. In the State of Georgia’s largest and most diverse school district, Gwinnett County Public Schools, the promises of equity, empowering and protecting all students just simply aren’t being lived up too. After the deaths of numerous teachers and educators in Georgia from…
Opening Up Schools for Face to Face Learning is a Death Sentence to Black Students and Teachers!
“Public schools are vastly overcrowded and would be a death trap in an uncontrolled pandemic.” This is a statement I made on our Monday podcast with featured guest, long time Civil Rights and education activist, Dr. Howard Fuller. Reopening schools after the pandemic is under control is still a major concern for fellow teachers and students who are returning to…
Cutting State Education Funding Doesn’t Help Us to Reopen Schools Safely.
It’s devastating to see our leaders so willing to put our children, teachers, staff members, and our loved ones in harm’s way during the middle of a pandemic. Numbers across the nation are soaring, impacting our seniors, our families, those on the frontlines, and now, our youth. In Georgia, many criticized our governor, including Trump, who disagreed that opening the…
COVID-19 Has Created a Heightened Sense of Anxiety for Everyone!
My heart goes out to fellow educators, parents, leaders, and especially our children as we ended the 19-20 school year abruptly and without true closure. March through May of this year caused a lot of disappointment, anxiety, and uncertainty for our students and families. COVID-19 has exposed the inequities within not only the healthcare system but those within our educational…
We Simply Cannot Go Back to School As Usual!
Although President Trump and Secretary of Education, Betsy Devos have made it very clear that they are not concerned about disenfranchised and lower income communities returning to overcrowded schools, we must care. We simply can’t ignore the impacts of COVID-19 because the weather is getting warmer or the fact that government officials in high offices aren’t taking it seriously. We…