Helping our Lowest Performing Students – Post COVID By John Mitchell There are many issues to be resolved before schools reopen in the fall. To mention just a few: Will...
What Could a “New Normal” Mean for Teachers? By John Mitchell As teachers across the nation close out their classes many find the once familiar task of calculating final grades...
The Blessing of Federalism Provides Wisdom but Few Definite Answers By John Mitchell As we each explore how we can best serve students in these most unusual days, many are...
Coach Kennedy Tries for Second Bite of Supreme Court Apple By John Mitchell You may remember that, in 2015, Washington state high school football coach Joe Kennedy was suspended for...
Trump Raises Hopes for Private School Scholarships By John Mitchell While much of the reporting on President Trump’s State of the Union Address focused on Speaker Pelosi tearing up...
Religious Freedom Day 2020 By John Mitchell This year President Trump commemorated January 16—Religious Freedom Day—by taking two actions to advance religious liberties, particularly as they are related to public...
U.S. Test Scores Continue to Slump – Are There Political Answers? By John Mitchell November and December was accountability time for America’s public schools. In November, the National Assessment of...
Attorney General Barr Engages in The Battle for The Faith of Our Students By John Mitchell While you may have heard that Attorney General William Barr delivered a noteworthy speech...
Religious Freedom Continues to be Challenged By John Mitchell As chaos and conflict of the House of Representatives discussions on impeachment unfolded and events in the Middle East and China...
Congress Returns from Vacation By John Mitchell Like many educators across the country, over the past few weeks our nation’s lawmakers returned from their summer breaks. I hope that the...