A Better Path to Learning

Category: Current News

  • Friday News Roundup…

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    I promised to give an update on the listening session I attended this past week at my neighborhood high school. The Des Moines Public Schools (DMPS) offered these sessions after a high school student was shot outside a school a few months ago. The evening reminded me how smart young people are when it comes…

  • Why School Districts Don’t Play Well with Their Communities

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    I’m heading over to our local high school tonight for a listening session. A student was shot and killed recently at another high school here in Des Moines and the school district is hosting a series of listening sessions to receive feedback from the community on school safety. I’m interested in hearing what the conversation…

  • Learning Pods: The New One Room Schoolhouse

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    A few months ago, the Center for Reforming Public Education (CRPE) released a report titled “Crisis Breeds Innovation: Pandemic Pods and the Future of Education. In the report, authors Ashley Jochim and Jennifer Poon’s research offered the first in-depth look at families’ and educators’ experiences with pandemic pods, drawing upon a national survey of 152…

  • Friday News Roundup…

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    It’s a rainy morning in Iowa this morning. Time to review this week’s news so I can make like a duck and head over to the Drake Relays today. The Education Culture War is Raging. But for Most Parents, It’s Background Noise (NPR) This one is a head scratcher. In a new national poll conducted…

  • If You Don’t Believe Me, Ask Bev

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    I’ve been accused of being a grim reaper of sorts when it comes to my public education outlook. My critics tell me that nothing is ever good enough when it comes to these places we call school. Well, if wanting the best for our kids when it comes to their learning and at the same…

  • Let’s Admit It! We Hate Teachers.

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    Last night I was reading my hometown newspaper, the Avoca (Iowa) Journal-Herald, and came upon an article that announced the local school board’s decision to increase teacher salaries for the upcoming school year. When I saw what the beginning salary was going to be for an Avoca teacher I almost fell of the couch. The…

  • The Law to Fix Learning is 57 Years Old Today!

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    57 years ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) into law. The ESEA extended our federal government’s influence into public education, which was previously reserved mostly to the individual states. The act approved federal funding to improve professional development for teachers, equip America’s classrooms with improved instructional materials, provided…