Hybrid School Year – A Rethought, Pandemic-informed School Calendar

The school calendar is a prime example of – we do things now because that is how it was done when I was in school. The pandemic is teaching us that there is a better way. Continue reading

Educational governance in the long view

School communities choose how schools will be governed by their considered election of school boards. Continue reading

Covid Provoked Reforms – Professional Pay for Professional Teachers

Sometimes a crisis creates an opportunity. The pandemic is stripping public education of its most valuable asset – veteran, professional teachers.  The wear and tear of pandemic teaching is driving more teachers into early retirement and career resignations than in … Continue reading