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Back-to-School Basics: Public Schools Are Not Sunday Schools Sep. 11, 2023
Rights & Resistance with the ACLU
As public school students return to classrooms for the new school year, some could face an unexpecte... Read More
Back to School, or as I Call It, Armistice Day Aug. 26, 2023
Today, the skies were bluer, the sun brighter and the birds' chirps sweeter. For today, my friends, ... Read More
Back to School Brings Out Shopping Lists and Fundraisers, Too Aug. 24, 2023
Have I been sleeping in a cave for 100 years? It sure feels like it. I just read that as a nation, w... Read More
A Blueprint for Educational Excellence: Lessons from the Trailblazers Aug. 14, 2023
In the vast tapestry of American education, certain states shine brighter, setting benchmarks that o... Read More
A Blueprint for Educational Excellence: Lessons from the Trailblazers Aug. 10, 2023
In the vast tapestry of American education, certain states shine brighter, setting benchmarks that o... Read More
Back to School, Back to the Everyday Miseries of Childhood Sep. 03, 2022
The kids are back to school. I know that because today, for the first time in three months, I worked... Read More
Stop Mental Health Data Mining of Our Kids Aug. 30, 2022
Attention readers: The following column was originally published in 2019 and is being republished in... Read More
Back to School, Ready or Not! Aug. 23, 2022
It's been a few years since I've endured back-to-school shopping, all-school fundraisers and parent-... Read More
'Parent Choice' for Masks Isn't Helpful in the Classroom Sep. 03, 2021
A month ago, I printed out back-to-school lists from our district's website. One was the dress code ... Read More
Best Inexpensive Laptop Computers for 2020 Aug. 19, 2020
If you or someone you love will be heading to college soon, a laptop will be absolutely essential. N... Read More
Back to School-Pocalypse Shopping Aug. 06, 2020
If you look at Target's back-to-school ads, you might not notice anything different in the chipper a... Read More
The Inconvenience of Neighborliness Jul. 31, 2020
A legal scholar tested Jesus and asked simply, "Who is my neighbor?" In reply, Jesus said: "A man w... Read More
In Pods They Trust Jul. 30, 2020
"It's a big mess," says Hollie Gesaman, a mother of two young children in Streetsboro, Ohio. She wa... Read More
Thoughts on Going Back to School Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic Jul. 21, 2020
My fiance and I have four sons between us — ages 13, 14, 15 and 16. (And five pairs of chicken... Read More
How to Make Breakfast a Required Subject Oct. 09, 2019
Back to school for most kids means new shoes, a cool backpack and an unspoiled 64-pack of crayons. I... Read More
Back to School Is for Grown-Ups: Learn Something New! Aug. 27, 2019
Even though I haven't been in a classroom for years and years, I still have an inner alarm that play... Read More
Learning to Work Sep. 05, 2016
I live in the city where I work, and it's a tight little city, and on my way to work, I see the kids... Read More
Spice Up Your Sandwiches Sep. 02, 2016
It's back-to-school time and, if you're already bored with all of the lunch sandwiches you're prepar... Read More
Old School Throwbacks: The Back to School Checklist Aug. 09, 2016
As summer fades and it's time to head back to class, take a few notes on the fashion favorites that ... Read More
High Energy Child Could Need Less Sleep Nov. 01, 2015
Q: My 5-year-old child wakes up ready to go everyday by 6 a.m. even if he goes to bed at a normal ti... Read More
