By Mara Aspinall, Jessica Little, and Leah Perkinson As schools work to remain open this fall, school administrators are working to adjust to a new reality of trying to keep children safe in school in the face of a highly contagious COVID-19 Delta variant. Until the Delta variant, children seemed…

By The Rockefeller Foundation A national survey of more than 3,100 parents, conducted in July by RAND Corporation and commissioned by The Rockefeller Foundation, finds that nine out of ten parents plan to send their child to school in person this fall — up from 84 percent in May 2021…

By Abby Quillen Environmental & Personal Wellness Expert This article is a cross-post from our colleagues at Quill.com whose education resource center blog offers a number of resources for teachers, parents, and educators of all types. There’s no getting around it: School supplies are expensive. And because of school budget…

By Rachel Fuhrman With the bizarre 2020–2021 school year behind us and as we prepare for our own summer respite here at Tales from the Classroom, we are excited and hopeful as we look to the future! We know that many parents have been concerned about the impact this year…

By Estelle Willie and Jessica Little Congressional passage of the Biden Administration’s American Rescue Plan Act is an important step toward safely reopening K-12 schools. The legislation provides $130 billion for implementing public health protocols, including funding for improved ventilation, socially-distanced classrooms, PPE and additional staff support that would enable…

By Jessica Terlick Jessica Terlick is a presenter, life education coach, podcaster, and head of the Lead and Inspire community who has been in education for over a decade. Through her work with Lead and Inspire, workshops, speaking events, and podcast Mums Who Want More, she provides wellness support for…

By Larisa Gray, Jeremy Harrison, & Nate Miller Pedagogical Musings: Pedagogy Nerd Out is a multi-part series that features three teachers who have taken control of their own professional development with an aim to offer a new vision for teacher collaboration, empowerment, meaning making, and student success. This series gets…

By Brandi Bellacicco In light of the racial and social unrest in the last year, many educators are seeking better ways to serve all students. As I grow my own practice, I spend a lot of time reflecting on exactly how I serve my students. Being a culturally responsive educator…

By L.A. Cowden Recent events in race relationships, such as the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Daunte Wright, Ma’Khia Bryant, and countless more, and the publication by Ibram X Kendi’s (2019) best-selling book — How To Be an Antiracist — have renewed an interest and curiosity in antiracism. Kendi…