This post was originally written for the White House Champions of Change series and was published last week by Parenting on the Mom Congress blog. As I prepare for my speaking gig at the #140 Conference on Education I thought I’d share what I’m working on and what I plan on talking about… How many [...]
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Parents as Meaningful Partners in Education
Posted in education, parenting, tagged ed reform, Education, mom congress, nyc, Parent, PTA, public school, Teacher on July 11, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Parental Involvement in Schools – How Thomas Friedman Missed the Point
Posted in education, family, life in nyc, parenting, politics, rant, society, tagged public school, budget cuts, Education, family, new york times, nyc public schools, PTA, Thomas Friedman, education reform, parental involvement on November 28, 2010 | 7 Comments »
This past week Thomas Friedman wrote an Op-Ed in the New York Times, U.S.G and P.T.A, about parental involvement making a difference in student achievement. When I first read the article I yawned. Tell me something I don’t know. Kids do better when parents are involved? Of course. Kids do better when parents lay down [...]
Live Blogging My Call With Katie Couric
Posted in life in nyc, politics, tagged budget cuts, cbs news, katie couric, KatieCouricSVMomsGroup, New York City Private Schools, public school, raising kids, recession on May 19, 2009 | 4 Comments »
I am on a conference call with Katie Couric, discussing kids and the recession: Children of the Recession. So far introductions all around. CBS News is concentrating on how the recession is impacting children. 6:30pm Evening News, and the Early Show. Go to cbsnews.com to view all of these insightful and important stories launching this [...]
Am I a Bad Mom for Not Worrying About Swine Flu?
Posted in life in nyc, tagged bad mom, larry king, new york city school, nyc, pandemic, public school, swine flu on April 30, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Today a fellow mom in my daughter’s class told me that her doctor husband wanted to keep their daughter home from school. She’s not sick. No one at the school is sick. Our school is nowhere near the schools that have been closed. Yet, the cloud of Swine Flu mania hovers over the city. The [...]
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