TWELVE WEEKS INTO our school year, I received notification that I would have a new student in my virtual ESL classroom. Amira, a fifth grader, was from Morocco and spoke […]
Kayla Scholl
Kayla Scholl is a fifth-grade teacher at KIPP Academy Lynn in Lynn, Massachusetts, and a Teach Plus Teaching Policy Fellow.
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Undocumented children need support
EVERY DAY MY morning routine includes flipping the lights on and turning on my shower faucet. I often take for granted this access to electricity, running water, and a warm […]
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A disability shouldn’t be a handicap
“EXCUSE ME, DO you need that parking space? Because my 85-year-old mother does.” My sister, Maria, and I turned our heads to see a middle-aged woman scowling at us moments […]