- Sep 28, 2016
Park School Has a Playground its Students Can’t Use
Not a playground for kids using wheelchairs Published in ChicagoNow, September 28, 2016 Have you ever tried pushing a twenty-five-pound...
- Sep 11, 2016
Fifteen Years Ago: September 11 at Preschool
Welcome to preschool Published in ChicagoNow, September 11, 2016 What follows is an excerpt from my book Terribly Strange and Wonderfully...
- Jul 11, 2016
Hope and Despair and Last Week’s Killings
In honor of John Lennon who sang, “Imagine all the people living life in peace.” Published in ChicagoNow, July 11, 2016 Yesterday at the...
- May 11, 2016
Still Struggling to Close the Achievement Gap and Educate All Children
Preschoolers could color a worksheet about flowers… or they could explore something real Published in ChicagoNow, May 11, 2016 I adore...
- Apr 18, 2016
Why Some School Kids Can’t Compete in Fitness Week
The school playground Published in ChicagoNow, April 18, 2016 My granddaughter came home last Monday with a Fitness Week worksheet from...
- Feb 25, 2016
How Main Street Changed Over 40 Years
The notions department at Vogue Fabrics Published in ChicagoNow, February 25, 2016 When was the last time you saw a sales clerk write out...
- Dec 7, 2015
Ten Ideas to Get More Folks to Volunteer
Published in ChicagoNow, December 7, 2015 Last week, I wrote about the decline in volunteerism in schools. It certainly touched a nerve...
- Dec 3, 2015
Gun Violence and a Preschool Song of Peace
In honor of John Lennon who sang, “Imagine all the people living life in peace.” He was killed by a mentally ill man who had access to a...
- Nov 30, 2015
Schools Ask Where Have All the Volunteers Gone?
Published in ChicagoNow, November 30, 2015 Schools seem to be struggling much more than in the past to find volunteers. With my deepest...
- Oct 20, 2015
Social Impact Bonds: Chicago Plays Pay for Success with Young Kids
Published in ChicagoNow, October 20, 2015 I’ll confess that in my capacity as an early childhood director for over twenty years, I often...