Stories

I’m not bragging when I say, “My daughter is smart.” I started reading to her when she was a newborn. At four months old, she could turn the pages on a boo

Someone finally got it right on who’s got the best school choice system. Every now and again I’d come across a research paper that ranks big-city school di

There has been no education leader more critical to the progress and stability of the Denver Public Schools (DPS) than Mary Seawell. She was a strong and s

This weekend a paper in New York state reported that 70 percent of students at State University of New York colleges need to take remedial courses—this is

I am the principal of Cherokee Elementary, a Memphis school where, not long ago, only 14 percent of students were proficient in math, and just 16 percent i

Years of ribbing by older cousins has given me a thick skin that helps the daily work I do with middle school students. But this thick skin, my shield, has

I’m terrible at math. In seventh grade, I became aware of my poor math preparation when I entered a team math competition against other Catholic schools in

We recognize the importance of education, but what many may not recognize is the importance of certain skills and habits that are not commonly taught in to

I homeschooled my son Joseph until he was 4 years old. Then I found Legacy Charter School, just by walking down the street. If I hadn’t found Legacy I woul