Author: Lily Altavena

Sign up for Chalkbeat’s free weekly newsletter to keep up with how education is changing across the U.S.Republican leaders across the country are trying to limit the role teachers play in activism as part of a backlash against students protesting immigration enforcement.Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Monday announced an investigation into three school districts for “facilitating and failing to keep students safe and accountable during various student protests.” They include Dallas Independent School District, the second-largest in the state. Paxton’s office launched an investigation into Austin’s school district for similar reasons, requesting documents from the district earlier this month.…

How do leaders inspire? Here, in a feature we call How I Lead, we ask great leaders how they approach their jobs.Sign up for Chalkbeat’s free monthly newsletter How I Teach to get inspiration, news, and advice for — and from — educators.The morning after federal immigration officers detained two Columbia Heights Public School District students in one day, including 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos, Superintendent Zena Stenvik woke up with one thought.“We need justice for 5-year-olds and all these other children,” she thought.The superintendent called her school board chair at 6 a.m. She was ready to speak publicly.In the weeks…