With my children slowly moving through K–12 schools, my wife and I have wrestled with the wisdom of sending them to college. We’re both college graduates…

Canadian writer Grant Allen once lamented, “What a misfortune it is that we should thus be compelled to let…

A very contentious election season is upon us. To better navigate the deluge of political propaganda…

When interviewing for a legislative fellowship in Sacramento, California over two decades ago…

During an otherwise quiet September morning some years ago, I received a curious call…

A weird thing happens when voters are polled. People usually hold their legislature in low esteem…

Last week, I signed a permission slip for my 11th grade son allowing him to see a PG-13 movie for his United States history class in our local public high school. I was thankful that the school respected our relationship enough to ask permission…

After witnessing the stunning recall of three trustees in a very progressive San Francisco Unified School Board in February 2022, many in the media began to marvel at the political power disenchanted parents and public school advocates were capable of wielding. After all, San Francisco has…

After another general election when over a thousand school board seats were on the ballot, we have seen a slight shift in favor of parent advocates representing our districts in California.
And while many media outlets want to frame the election about social and cultural issues…