The title of a post from the curriculum and teacher resource site Teaching Tolerance does not beat around the bush: “We Still Need Diverse Books.” Written by third-grade teacher Noelle Walters, the post tackles the enduring, stubbornly relevant topic of the need to make classroom literature choices that are both...
The so-called reading wars flared up again recently when reporter Emily Hanford released a radio documentary series about reading instruction through American Public Media. In a 2018 “Hard Words” episode, Hanford dived directly into the conflict at the heart of the reading instruction wars: Is it best to use phonics-based...
In 2018, Chicago elementary school principal Lisa Epstein wrote an opinion piece for online education news outlet Chalkbeat that tapped into the ongoing debate over the increased use of personalized learning in schools. “As personalized learning takes hold throughout the city, Chicago teachers are wondering why a term so appealing...
