An End to Half-Day Wednesdays?
photo credit: photosteve101 via photopin cc When we moved to East Penn a number of years ago, my wife and …
How One Charter School Spends Your Money
I received a very flashy advertisement in the mail today from Commonwealth Connections Academy, a cyber charter school that enrolls …
2 Ways Standardized Testing Hurts Us Right Now
photo credit: Benjamin Chun via photopin cc Two recent issues in our school district– the tough budget and the many …
Some Good News about Our Schools
photo credit: garryknight via photopin cc The news media tends to focus on problems in our community, or on issues …
Thank You, Everyone
photo credit: stevendepolo via photopin cc The results are in, and I’m pleased to say I’ve been elected to the …
Vote Tuesday: Munson, Fuller, Earnshaw & Heid
This is it! I’ve knocked on over a thousand doors and written dozens of articles as part of this …
A Strategy for Low School Taxes: Smart Growth
photo credit: loop_oh via photopin cc How can we best keep taxes as low as possible while maintaining excellent schools …
Censorship in Our School District
photo credit: svenwerk via photopin cc The Diary of Anne Frank is a brilliant, harrowing, and ultimately heart-wrenching account of …
Raising the Bar
I’ve written several times now about the need for innovative approaches to education that recognize and embrace the information revolution. …
Partisanship Makes Us Stupid
photo credit: porschelinn via photopin cc As anyone following the fiasco in Washington DC knows, bitter partisanship is costing taxpayers …
