Last week, I was on the phone with a friend, and we were speculating on the incoming snow and the ability of the new leadership at Metro Nashville Public Schools to navigate the challenges of the upcoming bad weather. Let’s… Read More ›
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Guarding Democracy
A few weeks ago, the Tennessee Department of Education released an early Christmas present: last year’s TNReady scores. In case you are not familiar with TNReady, it is Tennessee’s version of an annual standardized test. I know, you are probably… Read More ›
The Story Of One Parent’s Son
Since I started blogging, it’s never ceased to amaze me how the same thoughts seem to be on parents’ minds at the same time. I’d like to share a piece that was sent to me by a parent of two… Read More ›
Of Race And Inequity
I must admit that I have struggled lately with what to write. Between a local school board here in Nashville that continues to be unresponsive to legitimate questions about the practices of the new administration, the state of Tennessee continuing… Read More ›
INTO THE ARENA
Earlier this week, something interesting happened. Scrolling through my social media threads, I found several references to an article by Nashville school board member Amy Frogge on how KIPP made its money. The article was actually written last year by… Read More ›
EVERY TIME WE THINK WE ARE SAFE THEY PULL US BACK IN
I’m starting to think of the education privatizers as the Jason Vorhees of the public policy world. If you’ve never seen any of the Friday the 13th movies, allow me to explain. Jason Vorhees is this deranged killer who continually… Read More ›
YOU CAN’T BOTTLE UP THE TRUTH
It has been an interesting couple of months here in Nashville. Back in July, we got a brand new Director of Schools, Dr. Shawn Joseph. Everybody broke their arms clapping themselves on the back because it appeared we had a… Read More ›
A Moral Issue
As I sit down to write this piece, I feel like I need to make a couple of statements before diving into the main topic at hand. First, in a recent post I raised the question of why parents might… Read More ›
Georgia On My Mind
I’ve been meaning to write something about the fight in Georgia against a pending constitutional amendment that would allow the state to take over struggling school districts for a while, but I’ve been a bit busy. Georgia, you have been… Read More ›
A Conversation With Dr. Mike Looney
Last week I found myself at Rafferty’s, a restaurant on Nashville’s south side, across the table from Williamson County Superintendent Dr. Mike Looney. In 2015, Dr. Looney was awarded the State Superintendent of the Year from the Tennessee Organization of… Read More ›
Dad Gone Wild 