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The One Without Matthew Perry

A confession: When I received a news alert that the actor Matthew Perry had died, my mind adopted the particular cadence that Perry perfected as Chandler Bing, the character he played for 10 seasons on the NBC sitcom “Friends.” Here is what I thought, “Could...

Party Like It’s 1989…

“Every Friday, I like to high-five myself for getting through another week on little more than caffeine, willpower, and inappropriate humor.” —Nanea Hoffman “It’s a new soundtrack, I could dance to this beat, the lights are so bright, but they never blind...

Creating and Sustaining Change in Public Education

Photo by Kristoffer Brink Jonsson on Pexels.com “All of this has happened before, and it will all happen again.” ― J.M. Barrie, Peter Pan Change is good. At least, that’s what I’ve heard from any number of well-meaning people. Change often means growth and fresh...

Schooling for Democracy in a Time of Global Crisis

Photo by Marija Zaric on Unsplash And away we go… “I am convinced that people are much better off when their whole city is flourishing than when certain citizens prosper, but the community has gone off course. When a man is doing well for himself, but his country...

Falling Into Fall Break

I shared this note with my team on our last day before Fall Break. I hope you find encouragement here, as well. “Every person needs to take one day away. A day in which one consciously separates the past from the future. Jobs, family, employers, and friends can exist...