Kiss These Days Goodbye
Despite my best intentions of posting here on each of District 65’s early dismissal days, #3 & #4 got lost somewhere in between winter break, spring break and the never-ending work/family juggling...
View ArticleSmooth school start for families
There’s nothing like the first day of school to get this mom’s mind racing with ways we could create a more “family-friendly” District 65.Today, I found myself reflecting on how the beginning of a new...
View ArticleViewpoint: School's out Wednesdays
If you’re parent of a District 65 student, there’s no need to panic. School will not be ending early every Wednesday, but yesterday was the first of seven Wednesdays this school year when students will...
View ArticleA new year for school calendars
Well, another winter break is over and just as District 65 students were settling back into class, they were dismissed early today so teachers could participate in professional development...
View ArticleViewpoint: D65 needs to work for families
I've been saying it for years: District 65 hasn't caught up with the needs of today's working families. From a calendar with still too many holidays and early releases to the latest registration...
View ArticleViewpoint: A wasted hour of education
Have you ever wondered why District 65 holds school for only an hour on the last day? Well, here’s the answer you’ve been waiting for: Because they can! Yep, a nice little provision in Section...
View ArticleOpinion: School Holidaze
While at the grocery last week I ran into a fellow D65 parent who, knowing of my years of advocacy around calendar issues, expressed her frustration with the dizzying number of days our children are...
View ArticleViewpoint: Time for teacher training?
Over the holidays I read an interesting Newsweek interview with the head of the American Federation of Teachers, Randi Weingarten, and philanthropist Bill Gates. The two were asked for their views on...
View ArticleViewpoint: School schedule snafus
As we continue to plow our way out of the blizzard of 2011, there’s another little mess we now have to deal with. Because both D65 and D202 planned to close out their years by Friday, June 10, the use...
View ArticleWhy care about the (school) calendar?
After all the years I’ve spent advocating for a better school calendar, I guess it shouldn’t come as a surprise when other parents come up to me at the grocery store to say a kind word about my efforts...
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