Hillary’s Family Values: It Takes a Village

Hillary’s Family Values: It Takes a Village

Read at HuffPo (Huffington Post) Ivanka Trump made an eloquent pitch for family-friendly policies when she introduced her father at the Republican convention. But his party has other ...
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Go West, Bill de Blasio: Land of Inequality-Busting

Go West, Bill de Blasio: Land of Inequality-Busting

Read at HuffPo (Huffington Post) Just weeks after his landslide victory, Bill de Blasio presided over a children’s summit in New York City. “Economic destiny is determined by ...
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What’s Poverty Got to Do With Education?

What’s Poverty Got to Do With Education?

Read at HuffPo (Huffington Post) I recently time-traveled with Peter Edelman, who resigned from the Clinton Administration in protest against the 1996 legislation that ended “welfare as we ...
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Charter Preschool: Coming Our Way

Charter Preschool: Coming Our Way

Read at HuffPo (Huffington Post) Two weeks ago, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott announced that Educare would be coming to Brooklyn next ...
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Teacher War Rages in NYC: Take an Olive Branch From Early Ed

Teacher War Rages in NYC: Take an Olive Branch From Early Ed

Read at HuffPo (Huffington Post) Last week, as New York City’s teachers were wrapping up their mid-winter recess, the NYC Department of Education set off a bomb. Lifting ...
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Preschool Teacher Sells Chili to Make Ends Meet: Where Are Our Values?

Preschool Teacher Sells Chili to Make Ends Meet: Where Are Our Values?

Read at HuffPo (Huffington Post) On the eve of the Florida primary, as Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney battled it out, the New York Times offered up “Years ...
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