I am a certified teacher with 17 years of working with students, families, and their communities. As an educator and parent, I am very familiar with the many issues surrounding education.
As a life time learner, I am committed to staying abreast with the various present day concerns in our education system such as standardized assessment controversies, NCLB Act reform, parental involvement, dropout rates, educator preparedness programs, career and higher education options, and illiteracy.
Recent Articles
How Much Choice Do High School Students Have?
Learn how graduation requirements, prerequisites, electives, staffing, scheduling conflicts, AP courses, dual enrollment, and career pathways determine how much control high school students have over schedules each year.
Does Your Child Need More Recess?
Explore whether your child may benefit more from recess than another academic period, including research on attention, learning, physical activity, stress, social development, and school-day balance today.
Combined Grade Classrooms, What Parents Should Know
Learn how combined-grade classrooms work, why public schools use them, potential benefits and challenges, and the questions parents should ask before enrolling their child in one today.
