What’s right for public education is complicated. Opinions on what’s right are as diverse as the variables that affect school performance....

Today’s tragic school shooting in Connecticut reminds me of a time I wished I had a gun.

Much ado has been made about a proposed teacher dress code for my school district as non-teacher leaders formulate a new employee handboo...

Chiming in this week is Bill Conway--a world traveler, an acclaimed social studies teacher, and a colleague. Recently, Wisco...

Thrown under the school bus this week by the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) were 76 Wisconsin schools, which  "Failed to Meet...

This past week, an old friend and one of my former professors celebrated his 50th Jubilee as a Franciscan priest . Much of my recent critiqu...

More than any of my posting, my take on Paul Ryan and Me has drawn lots of attention from all over the country. Many middle class Americ...