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Teachers’ Voices
In case you missed it, DEY wrote an op-ed for Valerie Strauss’ column titled The Answer Sheet at The Washington Post. The piece is titled How ed policy is hurting early childhood education, and it...
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Courageous in Seattle
There is a bit of a standardized testing revolt brewing in Seattle! About a week ago, the teachers at Garfield High School voted unanimously to boycott the MAP (Measures of Academic Progress) test....
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RI teacher says, “I quit!”
DEY would like to introduce you to Stephen Round. Stephen Round is a second grade teacher who, like many veteran teachers, has been forced to quit rather than remain teaching in a “one size fits all”...
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Top tips for activists
Today’s guest blogger is Karel Kilimnik. Karel is a recently retired early childhood teacher in Philadelphia, PA. Karel has spent her life working with young children and their families in some...
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Looking back at “A Year at Mission Hill”
“What can the larger world of American education take away from one school’s experiences?” A Year at Mission Hill was filmed by Tom and Amy Valens (of August to June fame) during the 2011-2012 school...
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Public Comments Sought for New Preschool Competition – deadline February 26th
What are your hopes, recommendations, fears and concerns about federally funded preschool? Earlier this month Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced that the Obama Administration plans to use...
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Kindergarten teacher resigns over too much testing – and the TODAY show pays...
A powerful story got some much-needed attention this week. Susan Sluyter, a veteran kindergarten teacher based in Cambridge, MA, had her resignation letter posted by Valerie Strauss at The Washington...
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A Letter to Lucy Calkins from a weeping 2nd grade teacher
Today’s blog post is an open letter to Lucy Calkins written by Angie Sullivan, a second grade teacher in Las Vegas, Nevada. We are helping to share her thoughts far and wide. Writer’s Workshop is one...
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Testing in K: too much, too soon
Today’s blog post is written by a guest – Phyllis Doerr – a kindergarten teacher from South Orange, NJ. The original article was published in her local paper on July 2, 2015. We publish this updated...
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DEY at NAEYC’s Annual Conference
DEY Panel at NAEYC Our DEY panel at NAEYC received a standing ovation! Diane Levin facilitated our panel on the challenges of the Common Core – drawing on the expertise of Joan Almon, Constance Kamii...
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Emily Kaplan’s reflections on “No Excuses” charter schools – Please Read and...
On Thursday, an important essay was posted in Jennifer Berkshire’s brilliant blog EduShyster. This post, All I Really Need to Know I Should’ve Learned in Kindergarten, was written by Boston-area...
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Senior Advisor Nancy Carlsson-Paige Reflects on the 2016 Network for Public...
The 2016 Network for Public Education Conference, held April 15-17 in Raleigh, NC, is truly an experience—something hard to describe. For a few days in April, education and social justice activists...
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How Parental Power(lessness) Distinguishes Suburban Public Schools from Urban...
by Emily Kaplan This piece originally appeared on EduShyster.com. This is how you get your child into a public school in an affluent suburb: Make a lot of money. Buy a house in an affluent suburb....
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You Are Not Alone: The Value of Speaking Up, Together
Today’s post is written by second grade teacher and guest blogger, Emily Kaplan. On Saturday, May 21st Emily presented at the 6th annual Boston-Area Educators for Social Justice Conference with DEY’s...
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Boston Second Graders Imagine Their Dream School
by Lily Holland This week in Boston is a Week of Action to Save Our Public Schools. For many of my fellow Boston Public Schools teachers, I know it’s felt more like a year of action with everything...
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“Yes, You Are Allowed To Do That!” One Principal’s Mission to Bring Back Play...
by Brett Gustafson As a principal for the last 13 years, I have come to the realization that the biggest threat to the emotional and academic well-being of our children is me – maybe not me personally...
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