Ms. Katie's Ramblings

Dear Mr. Rahm Emanuel, I am a teacher. For the past few years, I have been toying with the idea of returning to work in the Chicago Publi...

I had a mini-break down at my work this week. I walked in the door and immediately broke into tears. I’m just sick of…well, everything. F...

As I continue to meet dozens and dozens of charter school students from across Chicago, I am continually reminded how different the charter ...

I’ve been thinking a lot about the phrase “we know what works” which is often repeated by corporate education reformers such as Wendy Kopp a...

Today I came across a Wall Street Journal opinion piece written by Teach for America founder Wendy Kopp . She rightly condemned the public ...

I am the hand that points my students towards possibility. So stop tying my hands to your damn tests. I am the shoulder my students cry o...

I’ve been thinking a lot about what would make Special Education in inner-city schools successful. While doing some research, I came across...