Liz Dwyer
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Los Angeles, CA, United States
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80% Of America's Teachers Are White
In an ideal world, a teacher's race shouldn't matter. But this is not an ideal world. → Read More
Outraged Mom Calls Out High School Orientation For Normalizing Gun Violence
Being ready for class now includes learning how to respond to an active shooter. → Read More
Want Teens To Stop Hating Literature? Let Them Read ‘Filthy’ Books
Lemony Snicket says that giving teen boys sexy books will turn them into lifelong readers. So why stop with boys? → Read More
Why These Activists Think You Should March For Public Education
This weekend, teachers, parents, and students will protest education cuts in more than a dozen cities. → Read More
This School District Just Banned Homework — But There’s A Catch
Bye-bye, 'the dog ate it,' and hello, quality time with family. → Read More
These Two Charts Show What It's Like To Do Homework Without A Home
More than a million kids are cramming for tests in temporary shelters — and they aren't all in big cities either. → Read More
Internet Erupts Over NRA Ad That Was Called 'The White Equivalent Of An Isis Recruitment Video'
The gun rights group tells viewers they should fight protesters 'with the clenched fist of truth.' → Read More
While You Were Watching Comey Say ‘Lordy,’ The GOP Held A Secret Meeting To Gut The ACA
A hush-hush Senate committee meeting on the health care replacement bill happened at the exact same time → Read More
Take A Look At Sweden’s Classroom-Free School—Your Kid Might Go To One Just Like It
The traditional setup of school classrooms—straight rows of desks with accompanying chairs—doesn't do much to foster creativity or collaboration. Many experts have proposed redesigning classroom furniture, but a Swedish school system has taken things a step further. Vittra, a free-school organization that educates about 7,900 children at 26 campuses across Sweden, is seeking to ensure learning… → Read More
The Standardized Test Monopoly That Secretly Runs America’s High Schools
AP exams earn the College Board more revenue than the SATs → Read More
The Insidious, Old-School Bullying That American Classrooms Can’t Seem To Shake
One brave 10-year-old defeated her haters—for now—but we need teachers to take up the cause → Read More
If Textbooks Looked Like This, Kids Might Actually Want to Open Them
The ongoing debate over whether students should use physical textbooks or access content on a tablet or other electronic device, seems to have taken a rather extreme turn. Late last week, Life Sciences Secondary School—a sixth through 12th grade school on the Upper East Side of Manhattan—ignited a controversy by purging hundreds of textbooks and novels, even classics like Romeo and Juliet, from… → Read More
What Does a President Trump Mean for Public Education?
Closing the U.S. Department of Education might be on the table. → Read More
7 Photos That Show the Heartbreak of Refugee Kids in Calais’ Jungle
Unaccompanied children in the camp are being displaced across the U.K. and France. → Read More
Want to Give the Economy a Boost? Send Kids to School From 9 to 5
Mismatched school and work schedules stress parents out and cost the U.S. billions in lost productivity. → Read More
After Hurricane Matthew, Here’s How to Help Haiti
As many as 1.4 million people may be without housing, food, or sanitation. → Read More
Why the Last Harvest of the White House Kitchen Garden Is Just the Beginning
Michelle Obama’s commitment to growing—and eating—healthy food has had a national ripple effect. → Read More
Students Are Going Vegan, and It’s Helping Colleges Trim the Fat
A majority of colleges and universities offer meat- and dairy-free menu items in dining halls. → Read More
What Happens When a Muslim Man Asks ‘What Do You Think of Us?’
Given the amount of Islamophobia in the world, the response might surprise you. → Read More
Giving Hope—and a Vote—to the Formerly Incarcerated
A nonprofit’s registration drive educates felons about their rights. → Read More