Category: Grassroots Classroom

U.S. News education just came out with a report showing how the high costs of college prevent many students from being able to attend. This is a real problem, and … Continue Reading →

A study found the economic value that universal, cost-free preschool adds to local economies, by allowing single-parents to have appropriate childcare during work hours. This is a program we should … Continue Reading →

Education Week just released a report showing the damage that holding kids back can do towards ongoing educational outcomes for the rest of their lives. You can see the article … Continue Reading →

The Chidldren’s Defense Fund put out a statement discussing the tragedy of how common school shootings have gotten in the country, and how very little, if anything is being done … Continue Reading →

Education Post had an article recently highlighting the importance of federal guidances that limit the use of exclusionary punishment, allowing students to spend as much time as possible in the … Continue Reading →

To note Indigenous Peoples’ Day, Education Post ran an article about the importance of making sure classes have meaningful conversations on race, and helping students of color, specifically native students, … Continue Reading →

TNTP released a new report on the Opportunity Myth, and the damage that lowered expectations as well as a lack of resources does to student development in the long term. … Continue Reading →

Clay County Public Schools just established their first student advisory counsel. It’s vital to allow students to have a direct voice in the policies that affect their learning and well-being … Continue Reading →

The Tennessee Department of Education just released a report which showed how students of color are disproportionately placed into failing schools. Volume and Light wrote a piece reflecting on this, … Continue Reading →

Our public schools are, by many measures, more segregated today than at any previous point in history. Schools in San Antonio, Texas took on a radical new plan to integrate … Continue Reading →