Working Together To Make Change Let Students Lead By | Allan Tellis, Chief Writer, Denver After a year of rapid adjustments to schooling triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic, educational systems hope to establish a sense of normalcy in the coming school year. Traditionally, school days require students and teachers to Read more…
Learning about “American” ideologies, values, and identities in public schools Learning “American” in schools: a fork in the road By | Allan Tellis, Chief Writer, Denver Being an American is a complex and multifaceted experience. Identifying and teaching what it means to Read more…
Setting new priorities for public education Public Education’s Opportunity To Shift Course By | Allan Tellis, Chief Writer, Denver Traditional educational dynamics have had to be reimagined during the nation’s struggle with COVID-19. The common educational experience has been profoundly altered by Read more…
Adjusting to new social and educational realitiesNew RealitiesBy | Allan Tellis, Chief Writer, Denver For many of us, when thinking back to our school days, people and places come to mind: former teachers, coaches, classmates, classrooms, playgrounds, sporting events. For many students today, their memories of school will differ significantly, Read more…
Examining the politics of public education: ValuesSurfacing ValuesBy | Allan Tellis, Chief Writer, Denver Getting to ValuesDiscussing what values are reflected in the educational system led community members into robust and intense conversations. Oftentimes, the values held by the community members that constitute an educational system do not align, and Read more…
Community Vision for Education of ChildrenBearing witness while bearing burdenBy | Allan Tellis, Chief Writer, Denver Navigating the complexities of the contemporary educational system can oftentimes leave community members with more questions than answers. In conversation with their peers, parents routinely voice concerns about whether or not the current educational Read more…
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