Editor’s Notes: The Claims of Children’s Voices

In attempting to weave together a cohesive narrative that will seamlessly connect an eclectic set of manuscripts, I was dumbstruck at the thought of how I will accomplish this task. How would I offer our readership a meaningful introduction to seven interesting, contemporary but unique chapters? In discussing my challenge with Editor, Chara Bohan, she insisted that my job was to discuss an issue of relevance, one that I found compelling and meaningful as it relates to the field of education. In reflecting on Chara’s words, I fell upon my recent musings of what I have been grappling with lately: The Parkland shootings.