By: Jennifer Bertram, EdVoices Cohort Member, Social Worker, Advocate, and Parent of Two Children with Special Needs. A school building […]
Read MoreBy: Satara Strong-Allen, EdVoices Cohort Member, Advocate, Activist, Non-Profit Executive Director There’s a quiet attack on BIPOC youth in Minnesota’s […]
Read MoreBy: Swopnil Shrestha, EdVoices Cohort Member, Student, Educator, Advocate “This is the oppressors language, yet I need it to talk […]
Read MoreBy: Jennifer Bertram, EdVoices Cohort Member, Social Worker, Advocate, and Parent of Two Children with Special Needs. The growing population […]
Read MoreBy: Jacinta Moss, EdVoices Contributor, Mother, Advocate Fighting the Tears of a Mother Fighting the tears after I get the […]
Read MoreBy: Nyleve Eiram, EdVoices Cohort Member, Advocate, Speaker, single mother and Creator of Nyleve Speaks Bold My Story I was […]
Read MoreThere is a clear correlation between attendance rates and school achievement. We know that the more time children spend in […]
Read MoreThe first bell had barely rung in the 2023 school year before students, parents, and educators were faced with a […]
Read MoreChildren with disabilities have certain rights to an education, according to a provision in federal law known as Free and […]
Read MoreHours before crossing the stage for high school graduation, I reflected on my journey. Meeting wonderful friends and mentors and […]
Read MoreTo learn more about discipline in Minnesota schools, I’ve had many conversations with students about whether they’ve experienced exclusionary discipline. […]
Read MoreAs a kid, it can be hard to ask for help. Parents can be oblivious to the fact that kids […]
Read More“Are you Japanese? No, Chinese?” I shook my head. “I’m Hmong,” I said. “Oh right! I should have guessed that […]
Read MoreContent Warning: This piece discusses suicidal feelings. Mental health in the youth community is a very important issue that crosses […]
Read MoreIn this day and age, we’re constantly told how much closer we are to equality than our predecessors, that the […]
Read MoreThe number of students with neurodevelopmental disabilities, like Autism, ADHD, and speech and language disorders, has increased since Minnesota’s education […]
Read MoreWe can’t expect our children to focus on something as important as education if they are hungry. As parents, we […]
Read MoreWhite Supremacy with a hug. That’s what educator, activist, and founder of LiberatED Dena Simmons wrote in an article for […]
Read MoreOn a beautiful fall afternoon in Minnesota, drive around St. Paul, Minneapolis, or either of the Brooklyns (Brooklyn Park, Brooklyn […]
Read MoreAfter more than a year of restrictions and online schooling, most students are back in school buildings across the state. […]
Read MoreGoing into my junior year of college, I’ve realized something crucial to my success—particularly as a first-generation student: The courses […]
Read MoreThis piece was co-written by Jen Goepfert, Cristina Benz, Jill Merkle, and Kara Cisco It is possible that in the last […]
Read MoreThis post is the ninth in our Education at a Distance series, centering the voices of students, parents, and educators […]
Read MoreI am a bilingual teacher with a master’s in Education, a degree in Latin American Studies, and 15 years of […]
Read MoreThere are a lot of factors that go into whether students succeed in school. For me, the passionate teachers who […]
Read MoreThis post is the eighth in our Education at a Distance series, centering the voices of students, parents, and educators […]
Read MoreGrowing up as a Mexican-American in Minnesota, my experience in the public school system was, at a minimum, alienating and, […]
Read MoreThis year we are thrilled to welcome 13 new EdVoices contributors to the EdAllies family. Through EdVoices, we help community […]
Read MoreYou’ve heard it ad nauseam this election year: Young people (yes, students) have the power to make a difference. But […]
Read MoreIt’s been said over and over, this school year will be unlike any other—with some students learning from home, some […]
Read MoreThis post is the sixth in our Education at a Distance series, centering the voices of students, parents, and educators […]
Read MoreThis post is the fifth in our Education at a Distance series, centering the voices of students, parents, and educators […]
Read MoreThis article was updated June 30 to reflect the increased per-child benefit and extended deadline. The deadline to apply was […]
Read MoreThis post is the fourth in our Education at a Distance series, centering the voices of students, parents, and educators […]
Read MoreThis post is the third in our Education at a Distance series, centering the voices of students, parents, and educators […]
Read MoreThis post is the second in our Education at a Distance series, centering the voices of students, parents, and educators […]
Read MoreThis post is the first in our Education at a Distance series, centering the voices of students, parents, and educators […]
Read MoreImagine you were about to start an online high school. Think of all the questions that you would have to […]
Read MoreLike many fourth-grade parents across Minnesota, I received my daughter’s third-grade MCA scores last month. And frankly, it’s easy as […]
Read MoreAny number of things come to mind when you hear the word “book club,” but sparking disruption the education system […]
Read MoreMy daughter sat quietly at the table, just staring at the paraprofessional as he quizzed her. He got louder and […]
Read MoreThere are many benefits associated with having a diverse school staff. One that doesn’t get enough attention is how teachers […]
Read MoreThere’s an adage I use with my students often that the roots of our country will show up in its […]
Read MoreWe just wrapped testing season in Minnesota. And while Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment (MCA) results can’t tell the whole story of […]
Read MoreThis spring, as a Capitol Pathways intern, I followed education-related legislation—topping the agenda was teacher diversity. Minnesota is making an […]
Read MoreEvery year, like clockwork, my colleagues and I debate how to address the issue of student tardies. I have little […]
Read MoreThere’s been plenty of talk, and disagreement, about proposed changes to Minnesota’s new tiered licensure system: some people say the […]
Read MoreAs a 15-year veteran public school teacher and a parent, I know just how important the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments are. […]
Read MoreIn the 2017-2018 school year, 47,199 African-American students took the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment in reading. 30,584 did not pass. 41,299 […]
Read MoreAs a young person of color, I know just how badly we need to increase teacher diversity in Minnesota. That’s […]
Read MoreAs I’ve advanced through life, and seen my child, my grandchild, and my students advance in theirs, I have realized […]
Read MoreA few weeks ago, I was stopped by a cop while walking to school. I was taking my usual route […]
Read MoreAs an experienced educator, an advocate, a parent, a grandparent, and a former public school student myself, I have seen […]
Read MoreThis post is the second in a series from students calling for more community engagement opportunities in the classroom. You […]
Read MoreI still remember my and my son’s first open house. All those crayons, his new backpack, all the excitement from […]
Read MoreThis post is the first in a series from students calling for more community engagement opportunities in the classroom. My […]
Read MoreIn conversations about opportunity gaps, I very rarely hear about one tool that has become increasingly critical to student success, […]
Read MoreFrom the beginning of orientation, I knew college was going to be very different from high school. Once classes started, […]
Read MoreRunning in education and activist circles, I often hear white progressives say that integration is the key to closing the […]
Read MoreAs a parent, one of the biggest lessons I’ve learned is how hard, and important, it is to advocate for […]
Read MoreWhen I’m being honest with myself, I know I had no business in front of a classroom. I had no […]
Read MoreThere’s been a lot of talk recently about bullying, which has me thinking about how we talk, and don’t talk, […]
Read MoreDear members of the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board: This morning, as I watched my two oldest kiddos jump […]
Read MoreI care about my students’ test scores. That sentiment is a bit taboo nowadays, especially in “progressive” and “liberal” circles, […]
Read MoreHaving recently graduated from high school after attending various schools across Minnesota, and interning this summer with a juvenile defense […]
Read MoreIt’s back to school. An exciting yet nerve-racking time, especially for families starting out at new schools. There are few […]
Read MoreWhen we founded EdAllies, we knew that a big part of our work would be fostering a new conversation about […]
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