Legislation

May 3, 20163 min read

The national trend toward integration is gathering momentum

Unlike every fresh Donal Trump insult, the push to re-integrate American schools has not gone viral. Yet. Most Rochesterians, like most...

Nov 9, 20153 min read

We have to be in it for the long haul

At a rally after the Newtown shootings, I listened to Marian Wright Edelman exhort concerned citizens to be like fleas on the back of the...

Oct 17, 20151 min read

“Town Hall” Update Meetings Scheduled

Great Schools for All scheduled three meetings for further community discussion of GS4A’s current work and proposals. The topics will...

Oct 5, 20152 min read

Replicating success

Soon the Great Schools for All coalition will propose legislation to enable school districts in Monroe County to collaborate across...

Aug 31, 20153 min read

A Tale of Two Classrooms

Capacity: The maximum amount that something can sustain. Raleigh N.C., real estate developer Bill Fletcher shared with us that the...

Aug 24, 20153 min read

We know what to do, but will we do it?

I am running out of patience. Like most educators I am by nature an optimist. I have thought and written about the issues of poverty and...

Jul 20, 20153 min read

Let’s work at finding our ‘Yes Zone’

I write this from Jamison Square in the heart of the Pearl District of Portland, Oregon. This urban beach is Portland’s biggest kid...