Canine Breeds on the Board
by Tom Salter
Dogs are loyal, hardworking, loving and protective of those around them — kind of like superintendents and school board members, in the view of a longtime school public relations professional.
read moreWhat’s Not Wrong With the American Family
by Darcie Vandegrift
Conservative commentators heap praise on “traditional families,” while blaming every social ill known to America on two-parent employment or disconnected parents. The author, a sociologist, says such facile condemnations don’t match the actual families she knows.
read moreFrom Boardroom to Classroom and Back Again
by David E. Sawyer
When he resigned from a superintend-ency, the author moved back home to Virginia where he had accepted a teaching position. He told the brave principal who recommended his hiring that he thought teaching again would be “energizing.”
read moreShedding More Heat Than Light
by Christopher Dede
A Harvard educator takes issue with the federal government’s proposed elimination of a program that funds education technology tools and services — based on flawed claims that educational software has no measurable impact on student achievement.
read moreI Always Stop for Lemonade
by Jerry Beach
A Nebraska superintendent finds the time and energy to appreciate the little things that make a difference in the lives of students.
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