Ashley Roberts

Guest Blogger

Teacher, Brownsville Ascend Lower School

Brooklyn, New York

Ashley Roberts is a first-grade teacher at Brownsville Ascend Lower School.

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Posted Sep. 27, 2016

Why I Had to Leave Behind ‘No-Excuses’ for the Promise of Student Agency

When I read Steven Wilson’s blog post The Promise of Student Agency: How This Charter School Is Moving Beyond ‘No…

By Ashley Roberts

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Posted Aug. 6, 2021

I Almost Left Teaching But Then I Remembered Why I Started

This past year, I came the closest I ever have to ending my teaching career — midyear. Between August and December, my second graders and…

By Kimberly Folkening

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Posted Aug. 5, 2021

Here’s How Houston Is Bringing More Men of Color Into Teaching

How many teachers in your K-12 experience do you feel truly impacted you? It’s a Saturday afternoon in early June, and urban education expert Kwame…

By Kate Stoltzfus

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Posted Aug. 3, 2021

Expert Q&A: Focusing on Teacher Well-Being Benefits Students

For more than 35 years, Donna Housman has been helping young children, their teachers and their caregivers build their emotional intelligence. At the Housman Institute,…

By Maureen Kelleher

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