Guest Blogger
Teacher
Fairport, New York
Rich Ognibene is the 2008 New York State Teacher of the Year and a member of the National Network of State Teachers of the Year. He teaches chemistry and physics at Fairport High School in Fairport, New York.
On March 14, students across the country will walk out of school to demand action on gun violence. They are…
On Columbus Day weekend in 1987, I ventured to Washington, D.C. for an event that would forever change my life:…
“The Holocaust was an atrocity.” This was the example I gave my eighth graders as we were learning our words of the week. And with…
A tradition for many schools that educate predominately Black children involves welcoming the children back with scores of Black men cheering them on as they…
Joining a new school community comes with a unique set of challenges. In addition to the difficulties inherent in any new school year, new teachers…
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