Retired public school administrator. Always a public school advocate. Wife, mom, and lifelong learner. Thoughts shared are my own. #edleadership
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"Education, like democracy, has long been a work in progress. But that progress has come by remaining fixed on our fundamental ideas, not questioning them because of our own failures to reach them—and certainly not replacing them with something else." time.com/5891261/early-ameri…
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Schweyer’s Cyber Student Safety Act moves out of committee
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Adequacy funding is creating real opportunities — from high schoolers earning career‑boosting credentials to elementary students finally getting the full‑time support they need to thrive.
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PA must live up to state constitution by adequately funding our schools | Opinion
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When leaders stay committed to progress, districts can build real opportunity, protect essential programs, and invest in the futures students deserve.
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A NYT investigation confirms what educators have long known: social media companies made deliberate choices to capture students' attention during the school day, despite internal warnings about the harm to learning and mental health.
Educators have carried the weight of this for years. We owe it to our students to demand accountability and keep classrooms focused on learning.
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Act 47 Is a Promising Start—Now Pennsylvania Must Get It Right teachmag.com/act-47-is-a-pro… via @TEACH Magazine
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Philly schools’ learning outpaces other big-city districts post-pandemic, a new report says
Evaluated against 24 other big-city school systems’ Philadelphia’s “learning rate” ranked first, but it's a complicated picture overall.
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New report released today! The Impact of Pennsylvania’s Adequacy Supplement details how PA’s 1st year of the new adequacy supplement is helping school districts hire essential staff, reduce class sizes, and more! paschoolswork.org/adequacy-r…
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May 29
We had a great time seeing the science of reading in action at @middletownasd yesterday! Big thanks to all who participated, including Middletown educators and leadership, @SenatorPattyKim, @RepJFleming & Rep. Tom Mehaffie!
#PAliteracy #PABudget #LiteracyForAll
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Adequacy funding works! When schools have the resources they need, students show up stronger — with better academic performance, improved attendance, and the confidence they need to thrive.
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May 25
To understand the world, read.
To understand yourself, write.
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May 23
Let us learn to be rich in a different way: more attentive to relationships, more intent on valuing the common good, more attached to the local area, more grateful in welcoming and integrating those who come to live with us.
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According to a recent study, reading for pleasure has fallen by 40% in the last 20 years, continuing a long-running downward trend. By many measures, reading skills for both students and adults continue to fall. Jeffrey Brown spoke with Elizabeth Alexander of the Mellon Foundation about a new effort to boost the world of words. to.pbs.org/3NfW4fX
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May 8
📍Strong literacy growth isn't a big-city story or a small-town story. It's a PA story.
Our new Proof Points report shows what's possible when educators lead the way at four districts across the state.
Read it at paliteracy.org.
#PALiteracy #ScienceOfReading
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May 13
Strictly as a feat of data journalism partnering with world-class research this tool is wildly impressive
The NYT has a great tool out this morning where you can visualize the changes in reading in math scores in your district
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A reminder that Lancaster was the U.S. Capitol for 1 day in 1777.
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May 14
Literacy isn't just an education issue.
It's an economic issue.
A workforce issue.
A future-of-our-state issue.
Here's how it connects.👇 #PALiteracy #LiteracyPolicy #FundAct47
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George Sharswood K-8 has dramatically raised reading scores after the implementation of a new literacy curriculum. Here's what other schools can learn from the South Philly school.
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“We’ve actually started teaching students how to decode and read.”
That’s how one teacher describes the shift to the science of reading.
Learn more.
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