Be careful what you wish for

Get ready for smaller districts

Regardless of how big the district may be, the days of busing larger numbers of kids around according to race- or income-based school assignments are over.

Words matter, and each carries in its meaning a unique gravity — real and perceived

Throughout my career in journalism, I’ve tried to make it a point to learn something from all each of my editors, even those I often questioned, or even disliked. One such editor, who falls into that latter category, sometimes made points that were both salient and eloquent. Words matter, he once said. Each and every...

All is well

Solving the trust problem between teachers and parents 

Teachers and parents, we have a trust problem. Just 36 percent of public school teachers express “complete” or “a lot of” trust in parents, EdChoice’s new “Schooling in America Survey” says.  What’s eroding trust? One likely culprit: Parental expectations are sky-high. Harried millennial parents want schools to teach skills once considered part of child-rearing. In a new Walton Family...

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