Helen Zelon is a freelance writer and frequent Insideschools contributor.

Lindsey Whitton Christ is a staff writer at Insideschools.

Tanner Kroeger is a summer intern at Insideschools from North Carolina.

Seth Pearce is a student at LaGuardia High School and a member of the New York City Student Union.

Jennifer Freeman is a public school parent. She serves on the Community Education Council for District 3.

Liz Willen is a public school parent and journalist. She is the assistant director of the Hechinger Institute for Education and the Media at Columbia University.