A quiz to determine if you are pro-life

4 Sep 2021

By answering just a few questions, you can determine if you are pro-life. So, grab your pencil and a note pad. The rules are rather simple: Answer yes or no…

We must stop destroying our institutions

3 Jan 20214 Jan 2021

America enters 2021 still in the grip of a pandemic. One of the reasons coronavirus continues to burrow ever deeper into our society is the attack on science has succeeded;…

No, Mt. Lebanon families, we shouldn’t be opening our schools

17 Dec 2020

Let’s start with the facts (and, no, unlike claims from the current presidential administration, there are no alternative facts). They alone will make clear Mt. Lebanon schools need to remain…

Mt. Lebanon, PA., residents have formed their camps

12 Aug 202015 Apr 2021

The community in which I live has formed camps. As you might guess, the argument involves whether our K-12 school buildings should open at the end of this month, which…

The teacher spoke. The student listened. But they were speaking different languages.

9 Aug 20209 Aug 2020

The teacher explained to the student what assignments still needed to be handed in if the student was to have any chance of passing the class. The student asked about…

Make up YOUR OWN mind about how your child(ren) will be educated this year

2 Aug 202015 Apr 2021

Parents, the calendar has turned to August; and that means if you have a choice as to how your child(ren) will be educated this year, it’s time for YOU to…

K-12 online this year? Yes. Full stop.

17 Jul 202015 Apr 2021

If your community resembles the one in which I live, then you know there’s a fierce debate about whether the local K-12 school buildings should reopen next month to allow…

What if the teachers bail?

13 Jul 202015 Apr 2021

The national conversation about whether K-12 schools should re-open next month or in September has principally focused on two items: the science about whether it's safe to re-open and the…

Tearing down statues alone won’t get the job done

4 Jul 20204 Jul 2020

Throughout the United States and around the world, significant discussions continue to take place about statues erected many, many years ago to honor long-dead men now under intense scrutiny for…