Dear Colleagues –It’s been a rough couple of weeks for me. My son and his fiancé got coronavirus. Fortunately, it looks like they are coming out on the other side of it and for that I am most grateful. It’s a scary illness and my [...]
Dear Colleagues – I hope you all are safe and sound and that your families and loved ones are as well. New routines which involve trying to get groceries and the correct kind of anti-viral wipes are draining us all, not to mention the [...]
Dear Colleagues – Like you, my heart is broken watching and hearing about the human tragedy which is COVID-19. Staying at home and self-isolating does not feel like much of a contribution to the crisis, but I am working on believing that it is. I [...]
Dear Colleagues: As we all hunker down and monitor the hourly changes to our situations, I’m most grateful for our online capacity to stay connected. Zoom has never been such a welcome tool! I am taking daily walks to get out and keep my sanity [...]
Dear Colleagues: I just returned from the grocery store and was surrounded by others – many parents struggling to figure out how to manage their jobs and their children in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. Maryland, where I live, has closed all schools and most [...]
Dear Colleagues: The coronavirus outbreak has left us all a bit flummoxed this week. Higher education, school districts and all of our communities are working to provide informed leadership, but not be alarmist – a tall order when so much is unknown. How lucky we are [...]
NOTE: There will be no Washington Update next week, as I will be at AACTE Annual meeting. Will return March 6! Washington Update February 21, 2020 The Congress was in recess this week, with all eyes on the 2020 election season. So there [...]
Dear Colleagues: Happy Valentine’s Day. Education didn’t get much love in the nation’s capital this week, but there’s still time! 1. Bad News for Education in President Trump’s FY 2021 Budget ProposalThe FY 2021 appropriations process was officially launched with the release of the President’s budget proposal [...]
Dear Colleagues: Happy Friday. What a week! What are you looking forward to more: The Super Bowl or the Iowa Caucuses? I’ll let you guess which one it is for me! 1. Federal Budget: The Deficit Explodes; Do Earmarks Return?The federal government’s budget deficit is projected to [...]
Washington Update January 24, 2020 Dear Colleagues: As you know, all eyes are focused on the Senate impeachment trial this week. And with the House being in recess, there is no Congressional business underway directly related to education. This may be the case [...]
