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Amanda Gorman Is Climbing That Hill. Now if Only The Rest of Us Would Join Her.
Yesterday at President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris’s inauguration, Amanda Gorman stole the show. Lady Gaga? J-Lo? Garth…
No Retakes, No Extensions: A Student’s Open Letter To Incoming Education Secretary Miguel Cardona
This is a post by Gregory Wickham, a New York City student. He is the son of best-selling writer Alina Adams, who…
After the Insurrection, It’s Time To Listen To MLK
Tanesha Peeples is the Deputy Director for Activist Development at brightbeam. This post forst appeared on Education Post, one of…
COMMENTARY: Was DeVos Really the “Worst Secretary of Education Ever”?
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos resigned last night, citing Wednesday’s putsch at the Capitol, Trump’s incitement of violence, and her concern that…
It's Every Student Succeeds Act’s Fifth Anniversary But There's Nothing to Celebrate
Five years ago TikTok, the video-sharing social networking platform, didn’t even exist. Today, the New York Times reports that over one-third of…
Without Assessment Data, We Won't Get Our Kids Back on Track.
online pharmacy prograf for sale with best prices today in the USA This post is by my brightbeam colleague Garris…
Will We Bury Our Heads in the Sand or Get Serious About Covid Learning Loss?
"More than ever, it is abundantly clear there is a need for real-time data on where our children stand academically.”…
This Memphis Mom (and Grandma!) Has a Thanksgiving Message for Joe Biden
Sarah Carpenter, executive director of Memphis Lift, spent much of the 2020 primary season bringing her message — her plea—for liberation…
My Son Spends Hours Watching “The Office” During His “Full Day” of Remote Instruction.
I knew something was wrong when, during what was supposed to be a full day of remote learning, my thirteen-year-old…
Yes, I Dropped Out of Stuyvesant High School to Homeschool Myself
This is a post by Gregory Wickham, a New York City student. He is the son of best-selling writer Alina…