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One Saturday I was picking my daughter up from a birthday party at one of those modern-day upscale arcades, and I was surprised to run into one of my stude

Advocating for your own kid, or teaching other people—doctors, dentists, teachers, etc.—about your kid, is something you learn as you go along. Even if you

As much as we want to put on a brave face and continue living our life like “normal,” the underlying levels of anxiety continue to rise as parents and chil

Teachers aren’t asked nearly often enough what they think about the issues that are impacting our students, schools and profession. As teachers ourselves i

AP (advanced placement) classes are designed for students to fail.  In 2018, just over 50% of New York City public school students who took one or more AP

One evening last summer, I arrived home later than usual, after a happy-hour chat with a good friend about the speech that had just been delivered by presi

I bring John, David, Ana and Sally into every training, strategy session and decision-making room I occupy.  Well, actually I bring their stories, to remin

Attacks against private school options are frequent and fervent, but what happens when public school opportunities become the point of confliction? You may

For a long time school reform seemed to be winning the public argument about the failure of schools to prepare students academically. During that run, refo