Peace takes shape in everyday decisions: whose time is respected, whose concerns are heard, and who gets to help decide what changes. This month, start with one practice the adults in your community can improve together.
A question for your community
What would make it easier to raise a concern here and understand what happens next?
Bring this question to a staff conversation. Make participation voluntary and offer a private way to respond. Listen for what is unclear: who receives a concern, how it is reviewed, and how the person who raised it hears back.
Choose one follow-up, name who will carry it forward, and agree on a date to revisit it.
The work we are building together
The Pay Transparency Project turns educator contributions into public evidence about Montessori compensation. The findings show sample sizes, contract lengths, and gaps in what we know. They offer a place to begin a pay conversation without treating a small community sample as the whole field.
Explore the current pay findings →
If your role is underrepresented, your contribution can help fill that gap. Add your pay →
One tool to use
A difficult conversation is easier to begin when you have language to work with. The Messaging & Pushback resource offers talking points and responses you can adapt to your community.
One action to take
Ask a training program how anti-bias and anti-racist practice appears in its required preparation. Our letter template gives you a starting point. Edit it to reflect your own experience and send it to the person responsible for the program's curriculum.
Personalize the anti-bias training letter →
Help shape a future edition
What practice has made your school more fair, welcoming, or humane? Send a suggestion to info@thepeacerebellion.org. Please leave out identifying details about children and other people. We will ask permission before publishing a contribution.
For experiences you want to share through our consent and safety-review process, use Teacher Truth Lab.