Who am I, a white man, to police the racial language of my African American students? But, despite the queasy feeling, sometimes the answer is clear.
Author: Larry Strauss, Opinion columnist
My black, disadvantaged students live with racism. They don’t need to see it on sneakers.
Who exactly suffers when a sneaker company pulls a style? How does it compare with the pain of African Americans to see a symbol of slavery?
By teaching high schoolers, I’ve learned not every student needs to be in a classroom
Does it matter how much or for how long my students are in class? And if even perpetually absent students get a diploma, how much is it really worth?
Lower the voting age, let more teens shape the future. It’s their planet on the line.
The Senate vote to stop the Green New Deal was the latest blow to those with the most at stake. Now more than ever we need to let younger people vote.