Stories

Rebooting Civics for the Digital Age

Colleen Shogan — Fri, 12 Dec 2025 01:29:45 GMT

Today’s teenagers can produce a viral video in 60 seconds, yet many struggle to name the three branches of government. That failure is less an indictment of them than of us. We’ve treated civics as something to memorize and quickly forget, not something valuable to practice and learn.

What “Frozen II” Gets Right About Indigenous Representation—and What Schools Still Get Wrong

Gina Caneva — Tue, 25 Nov 2025 22:09:11 GMT

As I sat with my 7-year-old daughter and her friends in a movie theater for a showing of "Frozen II," I was fascinated. No, it wasn’t with the autumn scenery, or Olaf’s comedic retelling of the first Frozen, or of Elsa and Anna’s acts of heroism during the climax of the film. Instead, I was highly satisfied with the way they portrayed the indigenous tribe of the Northuldra and their relations with the mostly white leaders of Arendelle.

We Can Tell the Truth About Thanksgiving to Our Preschoolers, Too

Makai Kellogg — Tue, 25 Nov 2025 21:53:16 GMT

Since urging my preschool to eliminate Columbus Day from the school calendar, I continuously contemplate how to teach about Native Americans, and especially Thanksgiving, in the most developmentally appropriate way. I’ve ordered board books, folk tales and informational texts, but it always feels superficial. A curriculum that went beyond the uses of foods and plants, housing and music was lacking.

Teachers, Any Lesson About Thanksgiving Should Include Native American Perspectives

Shawnta S. Barnes — Tue, 25 Nov 2025 21:49:31 GMT

It is that time of year again. It is time for some teachers somewhere to completely botch incorporating Thanksgiving and Native Americans into the curriculum. However, this does not need to occur. Teachers can take the time to research and plan to avoid being the next teacher to go viral for missteps in the classroom.

Stop Spreading Lies About Thanksgiving

Ali Michael, Ph.D. — Tue, 25 Nov 2025 21:28:14 GMT

Thanksgiving is upon us—in the air, in the trees, in the longer nights, and anticipation of a long weekend. But also in the grocery stores and in our schools. Thanksgiving has been distilled into a hardly visible holiday in schools, one that rarely drives curricular instruction. And yet, when we do mention it, it is almost entirely the mythology that we teach.

The Government Just Told Educators They’re Not “Real” Professionals

Elissa Malespina — Fri, 21 Nov 2025 22:51:11 GMT

I wanted to bring this to your attention because, with everything happening in the world right now, changes like this can easily slip past people. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act and the Department of Education’s new definition of what counts as a professional degree have not received the attention they deserve. Yet these changes carry serious implications for teachers, school librarians, counselors, reading specialists, and future education leaders. They are not small adjustments. They alter who can afford to enter the profession and who can stay.

Why the Black Male Educator Conference Matters More Than Ever: A Decade of Community, Culture, & Liberation

Chris Stewart — Wed, 19 Nov 2025 18:57:41 GMT

I’ve been attending the Black Male Educator Conference (BMEC) since the very beginning—back in 2015, when 100 Black men teaching in Philadelphia gathered in a room for a radical revival to lift each other up.

These Activists Want to Dismantle Public Schools. Now They Run the Education Department.

Megan O'Matz & Jennifer Smith Richards — Tue, 18 Nov 2025 19:52:42 GMT

Education Secretary Linda McMahon has been clear about her desire to shut down the agency she runs. She’s laid off half the staff and joked about padlocking the door.

How Sesame Street Made Learning Irresistible

Chris Stewart — Tue, 11 Nov 2025 20:27:23 GMT

I have a vague memory of sitting on a little wooden potty chair in my grandparents’ living room. Green shag carpet beneath my feet. Positioned in front of a massive television, back when TVs looked more like furniture than flat screens.

‘Why Fascists Fear Teachers’ Should Be Required Reading for Every Education Activist

lhollenbach@educationpost.org (Lisa Hollenbach) — Thu, 30 Oct 2025 17:46:52 GMT

“Wars are won by teachers.” — Vladimir Putin (quoted by Randi Weingarten)