Have We Turned a Corner in Career & Technical Education?

Congress’ re-authorization of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act over a year ago, seems to be finally taking effect as most states develop new standard’s in their Career, Technical Education (CTE) programs within their perspective Departments of Education. Facts and strong empirical data have finally sunken in and is beginning to actually…

Never Too Old to Learn

Well, it happened again! Today, May 18, 2018 at approximately 7:45AM a seventeen year old shooter opened fire inside a High School in America. The Santa Fe Regional High School has become the latest in what is becoming an epidemic of school shooting tragedies. Once again we must learn the hard lesson of apathy and…

Woe are We?

It isn’t bad enough that our children are no longer safe within their schools, we as a society, (our lawmakers in particular), haven’t the courage or the will to seriously address this National Health Crisis. Yes, I am calling it for what it is; a critical health issue. Why is it a health issue? The…

We Had Our Chance, and We Blew It…

I can’t believe it has been eight months since my last installment. There have been a few reasons for my absence, not the least of which is the fact that there has been little or nothing done by the current administration in terms of reforming and strengthening our Nation’s Educational System. Yes there have been…

Are School Tuition Vouchers The Answer?

While the idea of school vouchers has been kicked around for several years now as an alternative to what some have called the failing public school system, there have been several states which have allowed varied types of school voucher or “education scholarships” to be enacted. Now, regardless of what side of the voucher issue…