Empowered Georgia, no date I recently had a particularly rewarding Education Awareness Week, with some interesting experiences at the local (Athens), state and national levels of public education... Read full article
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Parent: What I Saw, Learned and Enjoyed at #NPEChicago
Cloaking Inequity, May 2015 Like most public school parents, I try to discern how to simultaneously support our schools and teachers while also figuring out ways to make sure that the educational experience our kids receive is constantly improving and moving in the right direction. That’s one reason I serve on the board of the … Continue reading Parent: What I Saw, Learned and Enjoyed at #NPEChicago
In our schools, the worst of times, the best of times
Online Athens, March 2015 There are some negative developments this legislative season in Atlanta — but I am optimistic about Georgia’s public schools. There is simply too much good work going on locally to get discouraged over the General Assembly’s shortsighted and misguided priorities... Read full article
School Reform and the State Superintendent’s Race
Flagpole, June 2014 Two things have been on my mind about schools during the summer break: the local school board's likely election of becoming a "charter system" and the upcoming runoff for state school superintendent. I think it is probably fine for the Clarke County School District to become a charter district, the best of … Continue reading School Reform and the State Superintendent’s Race
Like Drinking Water from a Firehose
Flagpole, March 2014 Last weekend I had the privilege to attend one of my favorite conferences ever, in Austin, TX, where nearly 500 public education advocates from all over the country (some 30 states I am told) gathered to learn, commiserate, share, listen, engage, talk and have at least some fun as we all sought … Continue reading Like Drinking Water from a Firehose
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