The linked article is a quick sketch of how things should be done, as opposed to all the many ways things should not be done.

 Ever notice how the public loves quiz shows? There seems to be in our DNA an absolute fascination with facts and knowledge. Everybody gets this, except the far-left social engineers in charge of our public schools. They are devoting their trillion dollar machine to social engineering and politically correct attitudes.

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STEM as a can be divisive if it is considered only attention to science, technology, engineering, and math. For those within those content areas, there is great receptivity. And if not, for those in the humanities and the arts, there is often less receptivity as they feel their subject areas diminished in value and maybe losing resources. So, let's not call it STEM. …

The argument for later start times for high school students is not a new one. The longer we do not engage this question, the more information supporting the idea comes to light. With all the attention drawn toward common core issues, standardized testing, lack of resources, teacher evaluation, student mobility and poverty, taking on this leviathan locally is often avoided. But research continues to suggest we need to do something.  …

A 21st century demand for transparency is calling for courageous leadership, and for good reason. The sensitive nature of revealing the truth about grading, how it is done differently in each classroom, by each teacher, and the wiggle room that exists sometimes, requires a bit of courage on the part of teachers and of the leader.  …

The East Syracuse Minoa Central School District (ESM), in collaboration with several Syracuse area businesses, higher education institutions and other partners, is among 27 "ecosystems" created across the United States has been selected to pilot the national STEM Ecosystems Initiative.

As one last act of leadership, let us allow Tom Sobol's passing to be a reminder, to open our eyes and our hearts, to grow as moral leaders who are dedicated to what is good for children.  Allow his lessons to continue by recognizing that the development of leaders, all along their leadership paths, will always include growing in ways that are not about information, but about moral decisions and child focused leadership.  …

School Closures: A National Look at a Failed Strategy

by Carol Burris

Twelve community activists on the south side of Chicago are capturing national attention by putting their health on the line to save their school. It is their third week of a hunger strike designed to force Chicago’s Rahm Emanuel to keep Dyett High School open.

Dyett serves the community of Bronzeville on Chicago’s south side. Bronzeville was the…