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2 months ago | 
edweek.org | Abigail Henry
Are you prepared to put a primary source in context when teaching Black histories? I am asking this question because guidance on how teachers should respond to racially charged moments is an overlooked part of teacher training. One vivid memory from my years teaching 9th grade African American history in Philadelphia comes from the first day of my Abraham Lincoln unit. Students read a 1855 letter from Lincoln to his close friend Joshua Speed.
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Dec 15, 2024 | 
dallasweekly.com | Abigail Henry
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters https://www.chalkbeat.org/resizer/v2/K2ATYI5WRBADTKTNUTOZGNKOBA.jpg?auth=154d32d8dbeab3e4c1aa583438cecbff457e7147952a932a38565d0aa4bbf10a&smart=true&width=1440&height=960First Person is where Chalkbeat features personal essays by educators, students, parents, and others thinking and writing about public education.
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Dec 13, 2024 | 
chalkbeat.org | Abigail Henry
First Person is where Chalkbeat features personal essays by educators, students, parents, and others thinking and writing about public education. “I am a space freak …” the writer Nikki Giovanni, who died this week at age 81, told the New York Times in 2021. “I got to sleep on the side of the bed facing the outside wall, so there was a window, and I would look out at the stars. I thought if I ran into a Martian and the Martian said, ‘Who are you?’ what would my answer be?
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Aug 16, 2024 | 
chalkbeat.org | Carly Sitrin |Jessie Gomez |Yesenia Robles |Abigail Henry
Sign up for Chalkbeat Philadelphia’s free newsletter to keep up with the city’s public school system. Some 800 new teachers are entering Philadelphia classrooms for the first time this year. They come from a variety of backgrounds, but share a desire to inspire their students and make an impact on young lives. Philadelphia’s newest educators are arriving at a crucial time for the school district.
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Aug 16, 2024 | 
chalkbeat.org | Jessie Gomez |Carly Sitrin |Yesenia Robles |Abigail Henry
Sign up for Chalkbeat Newark’s free newsletter to keep up with the city’s public school system. The end of summer means thousands of Newark students are getting ready to head back to school. The return to classes also means students need supplies such as pencils, notebooks, and backpacks. But paying for new school supplies can have a significant financial impact on some families.
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Aug 16, 2024 | 
chalkbeat.org | Yesenia Robles |Abigail Henry |Melanie Asmar |Jessie Gomez
Read in English. Puntos clave:A un estudiante que es dotado o talentoso usualmente lo identifican como que tiene una inteligencia o capacidad entre el 5 por ciento más alto de los estudiantes de su edad, pero los estudiantes dotados quizás no estén adelantados en todas las áreas académicas.
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Aug 16, 2024 | 
chalkbeat.org | Yesenia Robles |Abigail Henry |Melanie Asmar |Jessie Gomez
Read in English. Algunos distritos escolares en Colorado están probando nuevos métodos para identificar a niños dotados entre estudiantes de color y otros grupos subrepresentados. A los niños a quienes identifican como dotados les pueden dar atención adicional en la escuela para desarrollar más sus habilidades. Pero alrededor del estado y en el país, continúan existiendo grandes brechas, ya que los estudiantes blancos tienen mayor probabilidad de que los identifiquen como dotados.
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Aug 16, 2024 | 
chalkbeat.org | Yesenia Robles |Abigail Henry |Melanie Asmar |Jessie Gomez
Leer en español. Sign up for Chalkbeat Colorado’s free daily newsletter to get the latest reporting from us, plus curated news from other Colorado outlets, delivered to your inbox. Some Colorado school districts are trying new approaches to identifying gifted children among students of color and other underrepresented groups. Children identified as gifted can get extra attention at school to further develop their skills.
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Aug 16, 2024 | 
newsbreak.com | Abigail Henry
My Dad was born in Trinidad. My mother is Polish and British. I was born with this beautiful, complicated ancestry. I am an immigrant. I am Black. I am white. I am British. I am Trinidadian, and “I, Too” am American. My story is common. As of 2020, mixed-race people increased to In recent weeks, I haven’t been able to stop thinking about the phrase “turned Black.” Former President Donald Trump uttered those words, seeking to cast doubt on Vice President Kamala Harris’ racial identity.
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May 17, 2024 | 
buckscountybeacon.com | Abigail Henry |Chalkbeat Philadelphia
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. I came to the United States 35 years after the Supreme Court’s Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka decision, ruling that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional. As a mixed race student arriving from England with a strong accent and an Afro, I was not warmly received by my new suburban school community. I entered elementary school at age 7.
