Improving schools is an issue that I spend a great deal of time on. Every parent, regardless of race or class or wealth, wants the same thing from schools: a quality education. As a parent myself, I’m directly concerned. But I often hear people without school-aged children say schools don’t affect them and therefore what Read More

This week the media was full of stories about the outrage regarding the severe cuts California is undergoing in the area of public education funding. California currently ranks 49th out of the 50 states in public school performance K-12. Most people are understandably perplexed about how we will improve school performance and close the achievement gap Read More