Riding herd: Advocating for change while maintaining loyalty First – A thank you to Dr. Balasubramanian for this invitation to share a few thoughts. My topic is being both loyal and critical – how to maintain loyalty to our community or school while still advocating for positive change. A story in my family tells of […]
How big is the PreK-12 public education industry? When I ask parents this question, the answer I get is a few billion to $20 billion. I am not kidding – we spend almost $700 billion every year in public education! Imagine the possibilities if we could turn this around to make it a $700 billion […]
Prekindergarten – 12th grade (PreK-12) public education funding: Probably too little or too much? Funding public education has and will continue to be controversial as long as we breathe. Why you ask. One word – Taxes! 100 years ago, over 80 percent of the funding came from Local Taxes, yes, our Property Taxes. Property Taxes, also […]