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  • A PACKED SCHEDULE

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    I hope all of you in Nashville are planning to get to bed early tonight, because tomorrow is going to be a busy, busy day in the Nashville education world. MNPS will be holding their annual School Choice Festival tomorrow… Read More ›

  • TIPS FROM A CM

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    I was casting about today looking for things to write about. A week of snow days, and an extra edition, translated into fewer new things to share. Luckily, Nashville’s 19th District is home to a Council Member (CM) who is… Read More ›

  • SNOW DAY BLUES

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    What do you do when you write a blog on education issues and you are stuck in the house because of snow and ice? Why, you write a special edition blog post, of course. Unfortunately, the last two days have… Read More ›

  • THE RESULTS ARE IN

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    Hope everyone is enjoying their Martin Luther King, Jr. Day holiday. We should all take a moment to reflect on his words and deeds while we are enjoying the time off from work. This morning I re-read his quote: “The function… Read More ›

  • A SNOW DAY OPUS

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    It’s a snow day for schools in Middle Tennessee. Now I know some of you Northerners are scoffing right now because we are only expecting 1 – 2 inches. The reality, though, is that here in the South, we just… Read More ›

  • IT’S LEGISLATIVE SESSION TIME IN TENNESSEE

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    Good Monday morning to y’all. I hope the weekend was kind to you. Sunday was the 18th anniversary of my sobriety, and I spent it bartending a book signing by Fox and Friends contributor Brian Kilmeade. He was promoting his… Read More ›

  • WORKING THE PUNCH LIST

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      Well, that didn’t take long. Three days back from Winter Break and MNPS is already embroiled in a fresh controversy. Interestingly enough, if leadership team members stayed home in Maryland they’d probably be facing equally mad parents. Much like… Read More ›

  • BABY IT’S COLD OUTSIDE

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    I’ve spent a lot of time the last couple of days pondering exactly what I was going write for this first blog post of the new year. The first order of business is to apologize for the technical issues with… Read More ›

  • THE END OF AN INSANE YEAR

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    I must admit that I contemplated taking the weekend off. But then I remembered that I am now a professional blogger. Last week, I finally reached the threshold on WordAds where the ads generated enough to warrant them cutting me… Read More ›

  • WINTER BREAK REFLECTIONS

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    Yesterday was supposed to be a day for an update, but instead I decided it was a day for family. We took the dog to the dog park, ran some family errands, went to the movies, and had dinner together…. Read More ›