Tomorrow I am to get my first shot to start the process of becoming immune to the COVID 19 virus. I have worked with
Before Black History Month, we had black history week, called “Negro History Week”: The precursor to Black History Month was created in 1926 in
CDC’s Operational Strategy The Center for Disease Control (CDC) recommends that, “schools and communities should protect themselves and others in their community:” “As communities
Gyoza Artists Years ago, I was living in New York City and my wife and children were learning how to make Gyoza, a Japanese
With Dr. Jill Biden at the helm, I hope we will turn our attention to the place where we can make the most impact
MLK Day Martin Luther King Jr. was a most unusual leader. Inspired by his Christian beliefs, tempered by Gandhi’s non-violent approach, Dr. King lead
There is a sense in this country that our leadership is lacking and without getting any more political than to mention this perception, our
I was helping a dyslexic child work on their homework when I stopped to google what brain imaging might know about this. To my
Miguel Cordona has been nominated to be President-elect Joe Biden’s Secretary of Education. This will be a very challenging term for Mr. Cordona as
After 10 months of the COVID-19 crisis, educators and parents are worried about the academic slide that is occuring to their students and children
President Elect Biden is currently searching for new staff for his department of education: “Biden Names Education Transition Team: This week, President-elect Joe Biden named his
What will happen next for education? With a new president, what will our divided government be able to accomplish? The K-12 workforce has been
We all coach each other to not yell at the kids. We know that sending them large waves of emotion throws them off as
I was just part of a zoom seminar presented by The National Coalition on School Diversity (NCSD), a network of “national civil rights organizations, university-based
Today is a short one. What if school reform, or school innovation or even school improvement was centered around successful interventions that valued the
Many of us continue to think of learning as reading and remembering. To some extent this is part of a strong foundation for learning.
Back in June, the Pandemic was causing concerns that students were suffering from the effects of online learning. “A separate analysis of 800,000 students
When students look at me for help, I try to smile while I try not to help them. In our business of schooling, as
Years ago the emergence of the information available on the internet seemed like a big gift to intellectual development. Suddenly in response to any
In the New York Times last Sunday, Michael Sandel, a government professor at Harvard University, wrote an article entitled “The Consequences of the Diploma
On this labor day I have been thinking about the isolation that the pandemic has caused us, and not just as individuals, but most
Who is your favorite superhero? I was never really taken with Superman because I didn’t think he was real enough. I liked Batman because
As I experience more isolation than usual, I wonder about the arts and its effect on isolation and community. I know that doing any
It seems that our expectations for when we can start school continue to be pushed back in time and down in quality. Although this