If we don’t collect comprehensive data and then use the data we collect, we will not be able to zero in on and target the instructional needs of every child, so we can close the gaps.

There are schools all around us and in our cities, in our states and nation, that are failing our children…

Teachers go into the profession to change this for children everywhere. Teachers become principals and sometimes superintendents. We spend a lot of money on education, but most are not really getting by. Our population is struggling to get by, too.

Being educated is the key to a future with opportunity. Depending on the circumstances of our situations, the paths we are on, and the choices we make during our educational journey, our outcomes will depend on the opportunities we are provided.

The opportunities are not equitable for everyone, it seems…

School safety and the issues that students face in relationships with friends and teachers at school and family and community members outside of school are real issues that can be changed, by changing how we think about life and how we respond to things that happen to us and those around us.