What do you do when “everything hurts”?
Observations from Tammie Workman, Educator in Chief for Connect with Kids Network and Consulting Producer on Defining US – worldwide documentary release 8/23/2022
Entries by Dutch
Books are the Common Good
By Jennifer Saunders, School Library Media Specialist for Atlanta Public Schools and President of Georgia Federation of Public Service Employees
The Impact of Trust
By Elizabeth Garnes, Senior at Xavier University in Ohio, President of the Rho Xi Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Founder of Issa Giveback Community Service Program, Medical Assistant in Occupational Therapy
Getting Real About Topics That Matter
Observations from Tammie Workman, Educator in Chief for Connect with Kids Network and Producer on the documentary Defining US Children at the Crossroads of Change
Changing The Narrative
Blog post by Paul Forbes, Founder of Leading with Hearts and Minds, Chief of the Defining US Network, and Former Executive Director of Educational Equity, Anti-Bias, and Diversity for the New York City Department of Education
Defining US Documentary Premieres at Toronto Black Film Festival During Black History Month
In the spring of 2015, I asked a fifteen-year-old Black student what he wanted me to know about him.
The Work Behind the Work
Blog post by Paul Forbes, Founder of Leading with Hearts and Minds,
Chief of the Defining US Network, and
Former Executive Director of Educational Equity, Anti-Bias,
and Diversity for the New York City Department of Education
An American Ideal
Guest bloggers Cindy Simpson, Deputy Director of Children and Family Services for Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service and Chris Purdy, Director of Veterans for American Ideals for Human Rights First
With Love and Gratitude for Educators
As we begin the new year, I am filled with gratitude for each of you who play a role in improving America’s education system.
Disability Inclusion
Blog post by Troy D. Keller, Director of Special Education, Frederick County Public Schools
There’s Much Good in Our Schools Too!
Observations from Tammie Workman, Educator in Chief for Connect with Kids Network and Consulting Producer on the documentary Defining US, slated for early 2022 release.
Food Programs Provide More Than Just Food
Guest Blogger Joshua B. Pedersen, Interim Senior Director 211, United Way Worldwide