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14 Scary Monsters Children Face On Halloween and Beyond, Affecting Their Schooling

October 31, 2021 By Nancy Bailey Leave a Comment

Teachers and public schools might be blamed when children have trouble learning. But many variables affect how children do in school, and most are out of a teacher’s control. Support public education and teachers to help families and children make schooling a worthwhile experience. Schools should be an anchor in the community for children and […]

Filed Under: Featured, Uncategorized Tagged With: Abuse, Cancer, Children, disabilities, Divorce, Failure, Gun Violence, healthcare, homelessness, hunger, LBGTQ, loneliness, loss, mental health, Racism, schools

10 Serious Issues Facing Public School Students: Where’s Betsy?

May 27, 2017 By Nancy Bailey 7 Comments

Betsy DeVos wastes precious time on her choice initiative, ignoring the most serious problems facing our young people in public schools. At a hearing the other day, she pushed many of these problems onto the states. But I would argue that these difficulties still require thoughtful attention and research from an education secretary who should […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Children Treated Like Criminals, dyslexia, ELL Students, Gang Violence, homelessness, Immigration, mental health, poverty, School Buildings, Segregation, special education, Where is Betsy DeVos on the issues?

Priorities In a School System Where Nearly Half of Students Live in Poverty

January 28, 2017 By Nancy Bailey 17 Comments

By Laurie Taylor-Mitchell The annual costs for new computers and technology (STAT*) is now $57 million, and over $250 million overall is expected to be spent by 2018. Administrative salaries and costs are also increasing within the school system: the salary budget for the Chief Academic Officer and two other positions is nearly $500,000. In […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Backpack Programs, Baltimore County Schools, counselors, Homeless Students, homelessness, hunger, poverty, Pupil Personnel Workers, social workers, Students & Teachers Accessing Tomorrow (STAT), Technology

I’m Thankful for Real Public Schools!

November 24, 2016 By Nancy Bailey Leave a Comment

With the DeVos selection, I thought I’d tweak and rerun an old Thanksgiving post. Here are a few of the things we should focus on instead of breaking up public schools. Have a beautiful Thanksgiving! Enjoy your kids. ____________________ Thanksgiving can be a lonely time. It can be a time where problems appear worse, when […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: charter schools, Happy Thanksgiving, homelessness, poverty, vouchers

Do Americans Love Their Children?—Yes! Many of them DO!

February 14, 2014 By Nancy Bailey 2 Comments

“Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.” (New International Version) A while back I was talking with a friend about school problems, and she surprised me by saying “America doesn’t love its children!” I was taken aback. I’d never […]

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