My hope for tonight's State of the Union
The President needs to speak out against fascist book bans
How many SUVs does a precinct need?
Our addiction to police and prisons harms schools materially and culturally
The youth don't want to save us
"Just because you're 50 does not mean you've aged out of being a decent citizen."
We don't have to reinvent everything
One of the more surprising and fun writing opportunities I had last year was writing for the podcast History Daily. I’ve learned a lot about writing and...
What portals can we step through in 2023?
Revisiting hope in preparation for the new year
The School Board Wars Are Just Beginning
What lessons can we learn for future elections?
What educators can see
It's time to hear the urgency coming from educators on the ground
Who counts as a parent?
This week, Mother Jones published a piece called “The Right-Wing Attack on Public Education Began in One Elite Illinois High School.” It tells the story of a...
I didn't mean to ghost you 😬
A brief check-in
Public education is in danger
A worrying threat is emerging. The right-wing movement to dismantle public education is escalating. And I’m increasingly concerned that many allies of public...
"Grief is subversive"
I can't keep moving from one crisis to the next numbly
It's June!
"And meanwhile the world goes on"
The important thing about fourth graders
I wrote this post to process my feelings of rage and grief about the shooting in Uvalde, Texas. Please take care of yourself by deciding if and when you’d...
"Imagine a world worth fighting for"
On Saturday morning, I volunteered at Planned Parenthood as an escort. It was cold and rainy, but 40 or 50 evangelical protestors came out to pray and harass...
Can U.S. Jews overcome our shame and talk about apartheid?
Last Friday, the first night of Passover, the woman across the table asked my friend a question. "You said that you admire AOC. You know that she called...
There's no I in freedom
by Grae Rosa I just finished reading Lost Connections: Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression – And the Unexpected Solutions by Johann Hari. The book...
Has the pandemic "portal" closed?
@kimdinhart I am an extrovert, perhaps to a fault. But starting in the middle of March 2020 I spent about six weeks completely alone. It came at a time in my...
What I remember about March 2020
The light coming into my classroom windows is bright. We haven’t yet left winter behind though. The old radiators are still hissing away and making the...
What do police do?
Three stories from NYC about "crime" and "criminals"
What We Can Learn from Losing
New York magazine dedicated their recent issue to the ten year anniversary of Trayvon Martin’s murder and the birth of the Black Lives Matter movement. The...