I am the mother of three beautiful bi-racial children. Their father and I adopted domestically from the Nashville area because…
Like you, I have been weathering the pandemic watching the world on my screens…TV, computer, and phone. I hear the…
She was eight years old, maybe even seven, when we first met at Kids Club in her neighborhood. Kids Club…
All of my life, I have heard my dad tell stories about the multiple heart attacks and regular hospital stays…
Although the first semester is almost over, it’s not too late to make adjustments to create a safe and nurturing…
In early October, I attended the inaugural CASEL SEL Exchange in Chicago. The conference included 1500 professionals from research, education,…
As I look at the landscape of education, particularly social-emotional learning, I agree with my colleagues David Griffith and Sean…
Two mass shootings in one weekend. I just read an article that said Americans have become accustomed to shootings at…
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In a large urban district like Metro Nashville Public Schools, my biracial children felt rather comfortable. There were other brown…