Tag: Teacher Advocacy

Every month, I like to take a step back and give a Teacher Reality Check…because sometimes the biggest challenges in education aren’t in the classroom, they’re in the policy decisions that shape it. This time, I’m diving into the high-stakes (and often unfair) world of teacher evaluations. You might think your rating as “effective” or “ineffective” is all about your teaching, but the truth is, it might have a lot more to do with your ZIP code than your skill set.

In this episode of the If Teachers Ruled the World Podcast, veteran educator Leah Cleary breaks down what “bell-to-bell” phone bans really mean for classrooms in light of new school cell phone policies. Learn what works, what doesn’t, and how to manage phones with practical strategies rooted in real experience—not politics.