On December 30, 2014, Former Secretary of Education John King, posted the following on Twitter: What if every district committed both to identifying what made their 5 best schools successful & providing those opps (opportunities) to all their students? Teachers across the country responded.  He most likely did not get the response he had hoped…

I did not know anyone around me. The room was filled with people sitting at tables. We were there to eat a delicious lunch and celebrate all of the successes and achievements of this nonprofit’s previous year. We all believe in the mission:  Heal families and inspire youth to reach their full potential. Maria is…

Welcome to my website, which reveals why you can’t have a good democracy without a strong public school system, and it provides a plan for education reform as a path to a stronger public school system and smarter society. Both are in peril. I am currently writing a book about this topic as well, one…