A Little Bit About...

For the past 25 years I was involved in governmental relations and public affairs, with close to 20 of those years spent advocating at the Alabama Legislature on behalf of K-12 public education. 

While much of my work centered around education policy and issues affecting our public schools, some of my most rewarding "work" was getting to visit with teachers, administrators and students across the state. Truth be told, getting into our schools and classrooms really enabled me to do my job better as an advocate. Moreover, seeing legislators getting into our classrooms was even better (more about that later).

Over the years, I have always tried to be a reliable source of information for our legislators, our educators, our schools and the public. I delight in highlighting the positives and uplifting the teaching profession, our administrators, and most importantly, our students.

We have some amazing things going on in Alabama classrooms. For that matter, we have some amazing things going on in public education period. Unfortunately, it's not always the positive stuff that gets noticed, highlighted or shared - even among fellow educators sometimes.

Let's be honest, aside from all of the positives (and gulp, even the negatives), there's an abundance of public education issues  just swirling around out there in general - many right here in our own backyard - yet it's difficult to keep up with or be informed even if (especially if) you are smack dab in the middle of education on a daily basis.

I can't promise you this blog will be an end all or be all when it comes to public education issues - there's an internet full of facts and opinions on all sides, and of course there's social media galore. However, what I do  hope is that this will be an occasional (non-trash talking) landing spot where you can find yourself "in-the-know" about some of the things I personally think are worth sharing, highlighting and informational when it comes to public education in our state. 

Thanks for stopping by!

P.S. If you have a positive or best practice about your school or classroom you'd like for me to share, just email me and I'll be happy to highlight. If you include a pic(s) it'll make me super happy!