Hey board of education members! Read This!
I found a great story on Slate.com (link below) detailing the nation’s problems with math and science education thanks to a friend and former co-worker of mine, Tasha Kates. The…
Gov. Cuomo needs to stay on point
Governor needs to stay on point (suggested headline)I want to like politicians. I really do. Most election days, I’m disappointed, but hopeful that whoever it is we duly elected will…
'Big Brother' school ID program should bother everyone
I have a love/hate relationship with school districts.� I did when I was a student. I did when I was a reporter. I do as a father of two school-aged…
Schools just don't seem to get it
You would think that for all their college degrees and the fact that they’re teaching our children, school administrators would be an intelligent bunch. I’m kind of wondering, though, due…
What part of 'no' don't they understand?
Some people don’t seem to take “no” for an answer. School boards seem to be worse at this than any other group of people I know. You’d think that those…
All the stuff I never needed to know, I learned in school
History is written by the winners, but that doesn’t mean anyone will get to read it. Such is the case in the state of Texas, where the Texas Board of…
Money problems? Cap your own spending!
As I write this, the state Assembly and Senate have been called back to Albany for a special session to try to trim $1 Billion from the state budget ……