In all the changes that have occurred in the last decade, one steady current is clear to TT Managing Editor Monita Bell: Our work is about doing right by all of our kids.
A number of years ago, I asked my ninth-grade English students to make a bucket list of at least three things they’d like to do before they die. Examples of what they wrote down include “riding a motorcycle,” “becoming a
Marilyn Vogel, Ph.D. is a science educator and course designer at Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama. She enjoys reading science philosophy, playing various fretted musical instruments, and studying ballet. Her writing on science, education, and the environment appears sporadically on academic and non-academic platforms. She has recently matriculated in an environmental chaplaincy training program offered through the Sati Center for Buddhist studies.
Julie Feng is a communications strategist, community advocate and scholar of stories. She currently works for the Community Center for Education Results, supporting the Road Map Project, a collective impact initiative for education equity. She holds a bachelor's degree in English/creative writing and a master’s degree in cultural studies, both from the University of Washington. Julie’s work centers the liberation of communities of color and immigrant communities.
Heidi is a veteran fourth-grade teacher in Dennis, Massachusetts. She has been a teacher leader for several years and currently serves as co-vicepresident for grades 4 through 7 in the Dennis-Yarmouth Educators Association. Ames is passionate about creating community and sharing her love of poetry writing with her students.
Julia is a writer and editor based in Washington, D.C. She is a reporter for The Nation’s Health newspaper at the American Public Health Association and a communications fellow at the advocacy group End Rape on Campus. Her writing has appeared in ReadersDigest.com, People.com, Parents.com, Healthline and more.
In The New Jim Crow, Michelle Alexander explores complex questions about the criminal justice system and the history of race and racial justice in the United States.