Teacher Voices

What I’ve Learned in 10 Years of Teaching at Newark’s KIPP Rise Academy

This is a guest post by Mark Joseph, a sixth-grade math teacher at KIPP Rise Academy in Newark, where he…

6 years ago

Why Young Men in Newark Make Me Infinitely Hopeful for the Future of Our City

This is a guest post by Antwann Brown who is in his second year working at KIPP NJ Rise Academy…

6 years ago

These Two Teachers Wanted to Quit NJEA But A New Law Didn’t Let Them.

Earlier this week The 74 published a column I wrote called "These 2 Teachers Wanted to Quit Their Union —…

6 years ago

Confessions of a Jersey-Born White Teacher in an Urban School

(This is a guest post by Jennifer Rich, an assistant professor in the College of Education at Rowan University, and…

6 years ago

This School Year Let’s Treat Our Teachers Like Celebrities.

This is a guest post by Ryan Hill, the founder and chief executive officer of KIPP New Jersey (formerly TEAM…

6 years ago

Teachers, Can You Explain This Survey to Me? Because I’m Really Confused.

This is a guest post by my friend and colleague Lane Wright, Director of Policy Analysis at Education Post. He is…

6 years ago

NJ Teacher on Janus: NJEA Spent Our Money On a Candidate That Doesn’t Represent Our Values and Ran Out Health Benefits Into The Ground.

Cody D. Miller is a member of the New Jersey Education Association, the largest Teachers union in New Jersey.  He…

6 years ago

Two Teacher Union Presidents, Per These Videos, Excuse the Inexcusable

The following is a letter sent by Patricia Morgan of JerseyCAN and Shelley Skinner of Better Education for Kids to…

7 years ago

Why Mark Rynone Left Corporate to Help Kids With Special Needs

Mark Rynone considers his passion for education as an outgrowth of family values. After all, his mother, brother and a…

7 years ago

Here’s What It’s Like to Have a Teacher Think You Can’t Write Because You’re a Black Boy From Trenton.

(This piece, originally published at Education Post, is by Tre Johnson, a freelance writer on race, culture and politics. He’s also…

7 years ago