By Amanda Chavez | Principal, César Chávez Elementary, Santa Fe Public Schools, New Mexico | April 29, 2020
As a part of our series on the social determinants of education, here is a story from a Santa Fe elementary school that is working to heal adverse childhood experiences by using a simple and powerful framework: love.
What Happens When You Foster a Culture of Love
Now Is the Time to Put Equity Into Action
By Jaqlyn Renee Baldwin, LCSW, MBA | Executive Director, Siembra Leadership High School, April 21, 2020. COVID-19 has given us the time to listen, to respond, to retool. New Mexico has an opportunity to lead and shine when it comes to equity in education for all students. The only thing standing in our way is ourselves.
How Crisis Can Lead to Transformation: Fixing Our Broken Systems Can Start Now
By Doannie Tran | Equity and Strategy Fellow at Center for Innovation in Education | April 9, 2020
Often a crisis causes us to question ourselves, our relationships, and our institutions. The coronavirus is revealing how our education system does not serve us. Now is the time to change.
Are Graduate Profiles a Fad? Or a Real Fix?
By Tony Monfiletto | Executive Director, Future Focused Education | February 27, 2020
Graduate profiles are a hot new thing in education reform – but there’s something missing. They must be promises to young people rather than projections by adults.
Why New Mexico Schools Need Equity Councils: A Parent’s Perspective
By Songtree Pioche | Parent and Advocate, Taos Pueblo/Oglala Lakota
“Equity Councils should honor the courageous voices of those who hunger for resources.”
New Research That Helps Put Personalized Learning into Practice
By Amy Huang | Former Senior Director of Programs, LEAP Innovations in Chicago
A Wisconsin Evaluation Collaborative study of personalized learning in Chicago unpacks how schools can successfully implement personalized learning, highlighting four common practices.
How EdUprising Changed My Approach to Teaching: A Professor’s Perspective
By Helen Mary McFeely | Doctoral Candidate, University of New Mexico | January 23, 2019
This conference gave me exciting new tools to work with. As a professor working with education majors, I wondered…can I use an emotional check-in with college students? What would that look like?
[Book Release] Together We Rise: What Innovative Education Looks Like
Download the “Together We Rise” blog compilation, a collection of the best Future Focused articles featuring local and national leaders in education.
How NM’s Education Department Is Transforming Assessment: Start with Teachers
By Gwen Warniment, Deputy Secretary for Teaching, Learning and Assessment | New Mexico Public Education Department | December 19, 2019
Assessment should not just be a system for sorting and labeling. It should be a measurement of real student learning; it belongs with teachers.
What Does it Take to Increase Ed Equity in America? A Basketball Mindset.
By Tim Ware | Co-founder and CEO, The Higher Learning Project | December 4, 2019
My biggest takeaway from playing basketball? The team will always beat the individual. Applying that lesson to education equity has made all the difference.