We have work to do. Will you forget next week, when the gut-wrenching story of Uvalde moves on? Or will you actually stick with it and do something? This last week brought another horror story. A story sadly too familiar to our schools, families, communities, and kids. This week I…

Why should you care about policies that are currently being sent before several states regarding education? Because what is happening isn’t small and the repercussions of these decisions matter more than you know. Policy season is exhausting for anyone that advocates for education, kids, and the general wellbeing of humans…

Before you head out with a master’s or PhD, do me a favor and spend some time with these books. The world has changed so much in the past 20 years. Very few aspects of our world are the same. From communication, to turning on a light bulb, to sharing…

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you have witnessed the controversy over the diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) movement in schools all over the country. There are layers of confusion among the headlines, none of which are worth your time. …

Lord have mercy. We have seen too much drama in education over the past four years. We were just getting into a position to talk intelligently of equity, systems change, purposeful assessment, and child centered policy. Sadly we were sucked into a vortex of voodoo science, inaccurate use of the…

Every store has a sign asking us to wear masks. Not everyone does. Every school has an expectation that parents/families wear masks at drop-off. Not everyone does. Every public health expert is saying, “wear a mask.” Not everyone does. And through it all we are in fact setting an example. …

Folks it’s election time and school board races are among the most important local votes. But let’s be clear about the promises school board candidates can make. Because your school board is not the Wizard and you don’t live in Oz. No one group should have full authority in our…

I know you are so damn tired and this year has crushed you in so many ways. But I also know you love your kids and all of the other kids that wander through your life each day. You are a mom and you notice if they are sad or…

When we don’t think about the systems inwhich individuals live we organize without thoughtful, continuous review. We build boxes, we put them in neat rows and towers. But when one box falls, so do the rest. Covid either dented, tore, or broke all of our boxes in education. …