Jessica Summers

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Master Teacher

New Bedford, Massachusetts

Jessica Summers has taught third grade at Alma del Mar Charter Public School since 2012, and was named a Master Teacher in 2017. She earned her bachelor’s in elementary education from Franklin Pierce University and her master’s in special education from Southern Connecticut State University in 2011.

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Posted Mar. 10, 2020

My School Let Me Work a Four-Day Week. It Changed Everything.

Last spring, as a teacher at Alma del Mar Charter Public School in New Bedford, Massachusetts, I got to participate…

By Jessica Summers

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Posted June 4, 2021

All This Performative Pettiness in Activism Diminishes Our Collective Power

*In my Principal Joe Clark voice* I need all of the Black education activists to join me in a church basement conversation, expeditiously! I’m not…

By Tanesha Peeples

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Posted June 2, 2021

Here’s How We’re Helping New Orleans Kids Return to School Stronger Than Ever

This year, for many children, school was a respite. They could see their friends, whether virtually or in person with precautions. They could ask questions…

By Patrick Dobard

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Posted June 2, 2021

Public Schools and Parents Can Work Together to Create Lasting Solutions for Students

I’ve been a public school teacher for nine years, which is more than long enough to become familiar with the imperfections of the system. From…

By Isis Spann

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