This blog post was orginally posted as part of a blogging roundtable in collaboration with the Center for Teaching Quality. The Teacher-Powered Schools Initiative is a movement of groundbreaking educators: […]

If you asked Hermilo—a former student at the School of Social Justice—what he was proudest of, he would tell you that it was the fact that he would be the […]

“Look around. Strongman politics are ascendant suddenly, whereby elections and some pretense of democracy are maintained — the form of it — but those in power seek to undermine every […]

I remember sitting alongside Ayla Gavins, the principal of Mission Hill K-8 School, a teacher-powered school where I was working as a student teacher. A month in and I was […]

At Jane Goodall Environmental Sciences Academy (JGESA), our motto is, “Out of the Classroom and into the World.” We promote the ideal of a limitless classroom rather than a confining […]

As a teacher I have always felt empowered, and the base of that power has been the voice of my students. Twenty years ago, I was lucky to start my […]

Testimony from two teacher-powered ambassadors from across the country, Julie Cook of Souderton Charter School Collaborative in Souderton, PA, and Deyonne Jackson of Woods Learning Center in Casper, WY. Interested […]

“In order to protect Americans, the United States must ensure that those admitted to this country do not bear hostile attitudes toward it and its founding principles… the entry of […]

Earlier this year, Julie Cook published a compelling post about her complicated relationship with teaching—one that ultimately led her to a long-term career at Souderton Charter School Collaborative. I was […]

Teacher-powered ambassador Adam Haigler from Tri-County Early College had a chance to visit Francine Delany New School for Children and learn about their school. Visiting another school and spending time […]