Guest Blogger
Teacher
Spokane, Washington
Mandy Manning is the 2018 National Teacher of the Year. She teaches English learners in the Newcomer Center at Joel E. Ferris High School in Spokane, Washington. She is a co-founder of Teachers Against Child Detention and is an advocate for immigrant students nationwide. Mandy is also a writer, wife and mother.
This post is an open letter to the Trump administration, signed by 45 former State Teachers of the Year and…
Many young people see belonging as a quest to fit in, but it’s so much deeper than that. Belonging means accepting, celebrating, and including our…
Erika Asikoye is the Director of the Freedom School Literacy Academy (FSLA) at The Center for Black Educator Development in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The FSLA, for…
Last week, I had a consulting call with a potential client (a white teacher), who teaches in a predominantly white school/neighborhood and wants to engage…
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