Education

As seen in The Tennessee Lookout:

“It’s the guns. It’s always been the guns”: What some Tennessee teachers say needs to change for safer schools, The Tennessee Lookout, April 27, 2023

As seen in The Dallas Morning News:

Help wanted: Texas’ superintendent posts becoming political pressure cooker, The Dallas Morning News, Oct. 3, 2022

Texas schools want to know when female student-athletes had their last period, The Dallas Morning News, Oct. 19, 2022

Inspectors tried to breach security at nearly 3,000 Texas schools. How did they do?, The Dallas Morning News, Jan. 26, 2023

Conservative ‘takeover’ of North Texas schools start of new playbook to expand GOP power?, The Dallas Morning News, Sept. 19, 2022

A Dallas principal lost a fifth of her teachers. Can she hire enough by the first day?, The Dallas Morning News, Aug. 10, 2022

As seen in USA TODAY:

Despite political pressure, US teachers lead complex history lessons on race and slavery, USA TODAY, March 7, 2022

‘Hoping it goes well’: Students among first to return offer lessons for reopening schools, USA TODAY, Aug. 6, 2020

As seen in The Tennessean:

‘Waste of a valuable lesson’: After overturning of Roe v. Wade, teens call for better sex ed, The Tennessean, July 6, 2022

Academic gains, new ideas and empathy: What’s at stake when the books students can read are restricted, The Tennessean, Nov. 13, 2021

Tennessee’s critical race theory fight could impede state’s teacher diversity efforts, some worry, The Tennessean, July 19, 2021

‘Challenging, lonely, meh’: Tennessee students reflect on school amid the COVID-19 pandemic, The Tennessean, May 23, 2021

Tennesseans tackle tough subjects like slavery, segregation in the classroom using local context, living history, The Tennessean, Dec. 3, 2020

‘Instilling confidence’ in struggling students: A look inside Nashville’s new tutoring program, The Tennessean, March 31, 2022

Coronavirus thrust uncertainty on Nashville families. How it weighs on public school students and their future, The Tennessean, Nov. 29, 2020

As seen in The Chattanooga Times Free Press:

Senior year interrupted: Hamilton County high school seniors reflect on missed milestones amid the coronavirus pandemic, Times Free Press, April 4, 2020

Leaky ceilings, outdated science labs, shifting foundations: A look inside some of Hamilton County’s schools, Times Free Press, Dec. 15, 2019 (part one of the “State of Our Schools “series)

Should teachers talk about race? Here’s what educators have to say, Times Free Press, Aug. 10, 2019

How Chattanooga’s new all-boys charter school plans to help students succeed, Times Free Press, Dec. 24, 2018

How Hamilton County Schools’ new teacher coaches are trying to support first-year educators, Times Free Press, Oct. 7, 2018

Soddy-Daisy High athletic director to resume post after apology, suspension for ‘blame the girls’ comments, Times Free Press, Oct. 4, 2018

As seen in The Atlantic:

One School, 10 Languages: At a “newcomer” school in Indiana, teachers are finding creative ways to communicate, Chalkbeat, Aug. 15, 2016

As seen in KQED’s MindShift:

After yet another school shooting, here’s how some Tennessee teachers are mobilizing for safer schools, MindShift, April 26, 2023