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Educators Speak Out About Leadership, Identity and Systemic Change

Edsurge

Edgar Miguel Grajeda, an elementary art teacher in Washington, D.C., Vulnerability and Mental Health in Educational Leadership These fellows reflected early and often on what it means to be vulnerable as an education leader and how challenges have impacted their mental health.

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When ZIP Codes Teach: How Geographic Inequity Shows Up in Our Classrooms

Faculty Focus

I grew up in a historically underserved neighborhood in Houston, Texas, zoned to one of the lowest-performing elementary schools in the city. But due to a granted academic transfer, I ended up attending a top-performing public school just three miles away. That’s not just a soundbite from my TEDx Talk—it’s my lived experience.

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When ZIP Codes Teach: How Geographic Inequity Shows Up in Our Classrooms

Faculty Focus

I grew up in a historically underserved neighborhood in Houston, Texas, zoned to one of the lowest-performing elementary schools in the city. But due to a granted academic transfer, I ended up attending a top-performing public school just three miles away. That’s not just a soundbite from my TEDx Talk—it’s my lived experience.

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Is the Traditional Classroom Becoming Obsolete?

Ask a Tech Teacher

Not all students have reliable internet connections or devices, creating a digital divide that exacerbates existing inequalitiesespecially for younger learners in an online elementary school setting where consistent access is critical for foundational development.

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Up the Class Tempo with 17 Music Activities for Elementary Students

Teachers Pay Teachers

It even helps students connect to their cultural roots in meaningful ways. Give them a try during Music in Our Schools Month in March. Add music to classic recess games When you think of music in elementary school, you might picture kids pounding out rhythms with Boomwhackers or squeaking away on recorders.

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Why the Trump administration grounded these middle schoolers’ drones–and other STEM research

eSchool News

In February, the Washington Post reported that NSF staff were told to comb through active research grants for keywords like “cultural relevance,” “diverse backgrounds” and “women” to see if they violated Trump’s executive orders. It’s still unclear exactly how the Trump administration determined which grants to terminate.

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Their families keep California farms running. Trump cuts just stripped a ‘lifeline’ from them

Cal Matters

Of those who are enrolled in school, only 16% met the state’s math standard and 24% met the English language arts standard last year. In a world where you feel lost, it’s another person who speaks your language, reflects your culture,” Medina said. They’re in college, they’re role models.

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