Lead in Nurturing True Community Partnerships
In nearly every community there are agencies of one kind or another that provide differing degrees of support to children and families. This is particularly important for families in greatest need…
Dramatically Expand Research and Development
American education needs to change to better prepare our young people for a very different future than the one faced by every other earlier generation. The greatest barrier to that needed…
Changing the Content of What Children Learn
Perhaps the most difficult challenge facing our educational system is deciding what young people should be learning today. We can’t really advance too far on the redesign of the functions in…
Support for School Districts
In the United States, we usually think of school districts as independent entities without much need for outside support. While most of the funding for district operation comes from a largely…
Re-design Support for Teachers!
Teachers are the most critical point in our system of education and we are not doing enough to support their effectiveness. While students are at the center of the…
Support for Children and Families in Crisis
There are many ways that schools could improve their relationship with parents. This particular post, however, will deal with just one change and that change only applies to a small…