Still Advocating
Writings of a retired educator, advocate, & baby boomer

Thrilled to receive Hamilton for Hanukkah Published in ChicagoNow, December 30, 2016 We Should be Teaching our Kids More History in...

Warren Cherry's portrait on the preschool wall Published in ChicagoNow, December 7, 2016 Every year for the past twenty-four years, I...

Photo by Green Star Movement Published in ChicagoNow, September 21, 2016 There is a building located at 828 Main Street in Evanston that...

Photo by Tiffany Published in ChicagoNow, August 22, 2016 Of the many challenges that families of children with significant special needs...

Photo by my granddaughter Published in ChicagoNow, June 15, 2016 I’m sure the family members and guests attending The Cove School...

Published in ChicagoNow, May 4, 2016 It’s Teacher Appreciation Week. Parents all over the country are scrambling to buy flower, mugs, and...

Published in ChicagoNow, March 8, 2016 At her elementary school science fair, my granddaughter explained her poster and experiment with...

Published in ChicagoNow, February 24, 2016 March madness is almost upon us. I’m not talking about the basketball tournament, but rather...

Published in ChicagoNow, January 18, 2016 At a grade school assembly to honor Martin Luther King, a child from a self-contained class for...

From Raise Your Hand Illinois Published in ChicagoNow, October 28, 2015 Finally. In the twilight of his Presidency, President Obama seems...