Public Engagement & Ed Reform
Stu Silberman was the executive director of the Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence, a citizens’ advocacy group. An educator for 37 years, he was most recently the superintendent of Fayette County schools in Kentucky. Follow him on Twitter: @stusilbermanfc and @prichardcom. This blog is no longer being updated.
Education
Opinion
The Power of 'Reasonable'
Guest blogger Phil Paige discusses the power of being reasonable when leading.
Teaching Profession
Opinion
Evaluations and the Feedback Shift
Guest Blogger Lindsey Childers talks about feedback being only effective when it focuses on where we are and where we need to go.
Teaching Profession
Opinion
A Teacher's New Year's Challenge
Guest blogger Sherri McPherson offers New Year's challenge: Speak positively about our schools, teachers, and students.
Teacher Preparation
Opinion
A New Definition for Teaching
David Cook suggests a new definition of teaching.
Education
Opinion
Avoiding Mistakes
Following is a post from guest blogger Phil Paige, long time district administrator now serving as a consultant to the Floyd County Schools.
Education
Opinion
The Change Process
Guest blogger Phil Paige talks about the seven steps of the change process.
Teaching Profession
Opinion
Evaluations and Peer Observation
Guest blogger Pennye Rogers, a Hope Street Group Fellow for 2013, raises question about peer observations.
Education
Opinion
Needed: Increased Teacher Synergy
Susan Weston, a Kentucky education consultant who often works with the Prichard Committee, talks about the need for increased teacher synergy.
School & District Management
Opinion
Defying Convention
Guest Blogger Alicia J. Sells talks about school districts that are defying convention.
Science
Opinion
'I'm Not a Math Person' Just Doesn't Add Up
Guest blogger Debbie Wesslund discusses why we can no longer say, "I'm just not a math person" and how communities can support high math expectations.
Families & the Community
Opinion
Parent Engagement Development Needed
Stay-at-home mom and active volunteer, guest blogger Amy Quinn shares her exeperience with an excellent parent engagement training
School & District Management
Opinion
The System Isn't Broken!
Guest blogger David Cook says the system is not broken. Instead we need a new system.
Curriculum
Opinion
No Room for the Extras - Cut Music?
Guest Blogger Christine Holajter, Hope Street Group Kentucky Teacher Fellow and K-2 General Music Teacher at Straub Elementary in the Mason County School District discusses budget cuts causing music programs to be eliminated.
Student Achievement
Opinion
Part Two: Nontraditional Gap Kid Needs Parent Engagement
Part II - Adrienne Thakur, a practicing attorney and active parent in Lexington, Kentucky discusses how parent engagement will help the nontraditional achievement gap kid.