Parents
Bad Schools Are Like Restaurants With Cockroaches, We Like Them Until We Discover the Cockroaches
When I sent my oldest child to school for the first time I wasn’t sure my wife and I had made the right choice. I mean we’re talking about pre-school here, so I get that the stakes seem pretty low,...
Parents
Parents Do Care, They Just Have to Work, Too
When parents have to work two or even three jobs at a time to make ends meet, their schedule is stretched tight. Many times they can’t be present at morning or midday parent meetings at their...
Achievement Gap
Kentucky's Schools Are Getting Better, But Black and Poor Students Are Still Falling Behind
In recent years, Kentucky’s public schools have found themselves in a classic good-news, bad-news situation. The good news: Over the last 10 years or so, schools have improved significantly. Test...
Parents
Students With Reading Disabilities Deserve the Magic of Books Too
Exciting. Delightful. A joyful experience for the mind and soul, escaping into other worlds. This is the power of reading. Frustrated. Discouraged. Feeling like a failure. Being locked out of the...
Parents
When You Come at the Mom-in-Chief, You’d Best Not Miss
No one likes to read hit pieces that attack the work and the integrity of the people we care about and it is especially annoying when the attack dogs get their facts wrong and leave out important and...
Parents
What Do Baltimore Parents Want? Advanced Academics and Help Choosing Schools
When it comes to school choice, opportunity in theory isn’t enough. We must ensure that families have the know-how to exercise choice wisely and that students in every elementary school leave fully...