May 10th, 2008
[Prelude: Now that I live in Virginia, I MUST get to know Andy Roterham. He's a powerful insider in many educational policy circles, and he's been edublogging longer than anyone I know. His post today pointed me to the article about which I write below, so here's a tip-o-the-hat to Mr. Eduwonk] You may be [...]
Apr 10th, 2008
So, Richmond City Schools will be searching for a new Superintendent. I haven’t lived here long enough to judge the outgoing Supt., Dr. Deborah Jewell-Sherman, one way or the other [full disclosure: she's an adjunct faculty member of the Dept. in which I work]. One thing I do know though, having taught in classrooms in [...]
Apr 7th, 2008
I’ve been domiciled in Virginia now for over 6 months, and I enjoy learning the nuances of the Commonwealth. Today, I learned that Virginia is the first state in the nation to mandate that public schools offer Internet safety classes for all grade levels. I’m now curious to see what the actual regulation(s) look like, [...]