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 This blog is no longer being updated.
Early Childhood
Opinion
Ready or Not, Here I Come!
Guest Blogger Norma Meeks talks about the need for strong early childhood programs.
School & District Management
Opinion
Want Passion? Re-Think the School Day
Teacher Lauren Hill talks about the need to restructure the school day.
Education
Opinion
Be It Resolved....Fund Public Schools
Debbie Wesslund is one of seven members of the Jefferson County Board of Education in Louisville, Kentucky - a district of more than 100,000 students. She writes about Kentucky school boards uniting around the need for funding.
Families & the Community
Opinion
At Risk: Families and Students
Doug Jones talks about the impact of cuts on services to families and students.
Education Funding
Opinion
Good Progress. Now What?
Stu Silberman talks about the critical need to adequately fund schools.
Teaching Profession
Opinion
Why We Connect
Brad Clark is Lead Gifted Teacher for Woodford County Public Schools in Lexington, Kentucky. He talks about Connected Educator Month.
Education
Opinion
Leadership Lessons Learned in the Army
Christi Jefferds, former Military Intelligence Lieutenant in the Army from 1987-1990, and now the Principal at Piner Elementary in the Kenton County School District in Kentucky talks about leadership lessons.
College & Workforce Readiness
Opinion
Are We Really Getting Them Ready?
David N. Cook, the Director of Innovation and Partner Engagement at the Kentucky Department of Education, talks about a project at Danville Independent Schools to get kids truly college and career ready.
College & Workforce Readiness
Opinion
Commitment to World-Class Education
Mary John O'Hair is dean of the University of Kentucky College of Education in Lexington, Ky. She writes about how school-university-community partnerships play a role in innovations in P-20 education.
Families & the Community
Opinion
Rethinking Parent Engagement
Common Core presents a historic opportunity to rethink the way that schools and parents engage each other.
Teaching Profession
Opinion
Experience at Education Nation
Kris Gillis,a Dixie Heights High School English Teacher for Kenton County Schools, talks about three days at EducationNation.
Teaching Profession
Opinion
Stu Interviews KEA Executive Director
Stu interviews Mary Ann Blankenship, Executive Director of the Kentucky Education System about Kentucky's progress and reform efforts.
Families & the Community
Opinion
The Governor's Commonwealth Institute for Parent Leadership Opens Many Doors
Julie Pile is a GCIPL (Governor's Commonwealth Institute for Parent Leadership) graduate of the class of 2012 and talks about how this leadership training opens doors for parental engagement.