Newcomer Students Community perspective By | Kayla Frawley As local communities organize for our new neighbors we are reminded that US foreign policy destabilizing Latin American countries & leaving impact of forced migration up to local communities and state government isn’t new AS DJEC notes in their recent conversations on Read more…
Newcomer Students Community perspective By | Alex Boeding Prompted by increased enrollment for newly arrived students, many schools are realizing how unprepared they are to welcome newcomers into their communities. Advocates for these families have asserted that the influx of new families in Denver will force schools to implement the Read more…
School Data Community perspective By | Camille Driver Data is often talked about in quantitative terms: “65% of Americans voted for….” or “1 in 5 children are…” You can spot quantitative data as it centers around a number. However, quantitative data needs context, which can be accomplished through qualitative data. Read more…
Student Safety Community perspective By | Moe Gram Take a moment to consider what ultimate safety might feel like. What if there was never a question whether or not a student would be supported through their emotional growth? Where all students received the same information about the basic functions of human Read more…
Student Success Personal perspective By | Erica Lee Youth and ultimately, society will realize its full expression of success when the emphasis on education becomes relationally focused, instead of transactionally focused. This will occur by the actualization of what bell hooks calls enlightened Read more…
Housing and Education Personal perspective By | Jonathan Cappelli The complex interplay of law, politics, and business guiding our communities can make our values as a society seem opaque. But every society has a character “tell” that’s easy to spot once you know Read more…
Working Together To Make Change Personal perspective By | Vanessa Quintana Undoubtedly, the COVID-19 pandemic has compelled us to make countless adjustments to our lives as we yearn for normalcy. The pandemic related protocols and the grave educational injustices illuminated by this crisis has elicited opinions from educators, parents, students, and Read more…
Learning about “American” ideologies, values, and identities in public schools Personal perspective By | Ryan Chambers The ideals of what it means to be an American in experience, versus the idea of it, have always been conflicting for me. As the main Read more…
Setting new priorities for public education Personal Perspective By | Darlene Sampson, PhD, LCSW If Not Now … When? Reimagine, reclaim, restore, reform, and transform are some of the words regarding the institution of education I have incorporated into my lexicon over the past 20 years. Multiple missteps, lack of Read more…
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