EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD: Let's try to assume less about our students

At the beginning of each year, we search for personal resolutions and opportunities to improve on ourselves based on what we did or did not do the previous year.

EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD: The public good of public education

It is important for all of us to understand the public good of public education.

EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD: Show appreciation for what you've been given

I started writing this column a few weeks ago, and I was thrown back a little bit because I lost a really good friend, Anthony.

EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD: Parents are key education reform component

Education has long been the whipping child for society's ills. As we recently celebrated the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday, we were reminded of how social inequality has affected our nation. As a nation, we continue to strive for educational equality for all students. In the quest f…

EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD: Amid education debate, remember teachers' impact

Depending on your interest, you might have been keeping up with the latest legislative proposals regarding the educational system. These proposals are not just being offered at the federal level, but there are also a number of state and local proposals that could affect us, especially here i…

EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD: Keep your eyes on student success

For educators, parents and students, this time of year marks a new beginning, a beginning full of excitement, anticipation and expectation.

EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD: Funding inequities hurt schools, communities

The current economic crisis has impacted the global community, the United States, and our local communities in a number of different ways. Hundreds of thousands of Americans have lost their businesses, jobs, and pensions.

EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD: NCLB and the adverse effect of school labeling

No Child Left Behind has done more than just give rise to the discussion that all students, regardless of their academic or socioeconomic background, can and should be able to achieve. Indeed the consequences of not meeting NCLB expectations are real and felt, as principals have lost their j…