Erika Sanzi
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Posted Apr. 5, 2018
Educators Take Center Stage at Betsy DeVos’ Summit on School Discipline
Betsy DeVos, the secretary of education, hosted a summit yesterday on school safety and climate so that she could hear…
Posted Mar. 26, 2018
Principals Can’t Build Strong Schools When They Have to Spend So Much Time on Discipline
Recently, East Providence High School’s wrestling team was caught with alcohol, drugs and vaping products on a team trip. As…
Posted Mar. 13, 2018
I Support Student Walkouts But Not Without Consequences
This Wednesday, students are walking out of America’s schools in protest of gun violence. It’s projected that 2,500 schools will participate.…
Posted Mar. 8, 2018
There Wasn’t Just One Reason That Led to Parkland
“You can’t handle the truth.” I’m beginning to think there was great wisdom in these five words uttered by Colonel…
Posted Feb. 26, 2018
Our Students Deserve a ‘Transformational’ Teachers Union Contract, and So Do Our Teachers!
A transformational contract. These three words are music to my ears. They were uttered recently by Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza,…
Posted Feb. 12, 2018
Calling Out Silence on the D.C. Graduation Scandal
The selective outrage of partisan ideologues in the education space is a well-known phenomenon and nowhere is that more on…
Posted Feb. 2, 2018
Helping Students With College Essays Shouldn’t Cost Parents an Arm and a Leg
Anyone who has worked in a school can tell you that students can be tonic for the soul. Without realizing…
Posted Jan. 19, 2018
My New Bowflex Helped Me Realize That Politicians Won’t Stand Up for Kids Unless We Make Them
Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo delivered her State of the State address earlier this week. She is beginning the final…
Posted Jan. 10, 2018
Coffee Break: Why the CEO of an Aerospace Company Opened a Charter School for Rural Kids
“It was either move the company or start a school.” —Paul Campbell Paul Campbell grew up in rural Kentucky and…
Posted Jan. 9, 2018
I Don’t Know If Oprah Will Run For President, But I Know She’d Do a Hell of a Lot for Education
Oprah Winfrey’s name has been buzzing (alongside #TimesUp) this week with speculation flying wildly from all corners about a potential…
