December 31, 2022
Reviewing the Educational Challenges of 2022: The Need for Improvement in the Midst of Academic Gaps, Discipline and SEL Problems, School Shootings, and Continued DisproportionalityDear Colleagues,Introduction Happy New Year! On a…
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November 26, 2022
How to Create High-Performing, Collaborative Teams of Staff in Schools:No Woman/Man is an IslandDear Colleagues,Introduction Schools are necessarily complex and multi-layered organizations that too often are conceptualized and run in…
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November 12, 2022
Teaching Students Needed Academic and Social-Emotional SkillsWe Need to Sweat the Small StuffDear Colleagues,Introduction Once again, I am writing this Blog while flying at 33,000 feet. . . this time…
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October 29, 2022
The Three Keys to Closing Students’ Academic and Social-Emotional Gaps:Strategic Planning, Proven SEL Strategies, and Student-Centered Multi-Tiered Services and SupportsDear Colleagues,Introduction There is no school in the country whose students…
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October 15, 2022
Emotionally Responding to a (Hurricane) Disaster: Short-Term, Long-Term, Adults, and ChildrenFight, Flight, Freeze, Resilience, and ResolveDear Colleagues,Introduction A few short weeks ago, Hurricane Ian swept through Florida (and many other…
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October 1, 2022
Reflecting on My 50th High School Reunion and What I’ve Learned about Life and Life in Education: A Poetic Sequel to “American Pie”Dear Colleagues,“We interrupt this Program for a special…
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September 10, 2022
The Academic and Social-Emotional Impact of Multiple Moves on Students in PovertyThe Stress We Feel When Moving is Exponentially Higher for Disadvantaged StudentsDear Colleagues,Introduction Even as the pandemic continues, the…
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August 27, 2022
Generation C (COVID) is Entering School with Significant Language, Academic, and Social DelaysThe Pressure on Our Preschool and Kindergarten Programs to Act NOWDear Colleagues,Introduction One of my favorite consultations is…
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August 6, 2022
Closing the (Pandemic?) Reading Gap in Our Schools: We Need to Link Sound Assessment with Strategic InterventionHow One New Federal Status Report (and Three Popular Press Articles) May Lead Educators…
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July 23, 2022
Should the U.S. Supreme Court Limit the Powers of the U.S. Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)?How OSEP Has Taken “Liberties” with the Law, and Spent Tax-Payers’ Money on Flawed…
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