Posted By: Francis Koster Published: April 8, 2025
Holding on to the Farm and the Future of Our Schools (April 8, 2025)
With Each New Cut, We are All At a Loss. You already know that President Trump plans to dissolve the U.S. Department of Education. But did...
Posted By: Francis Koster Published: March 20, 2025
The Erosion in Public Funding for Education (March 20, 2025)
We have to make the invisible erosion in education funding visible to our nation’s citizens. North Carolina is a case in point. Almost all of...
Posted By: Francis Koster Published: March 7, 2025
Vision for the Future (March 6, 2025)
Vision and Technology Studies show that American children are vulnerable to a disturbing global trend. By 2050, half of the world’s population will be...
Posted By: Francis Koster Published: February 20, 2025
Can You Hear Me Now? Speaking Up for Students (February 19, 2025)
Can You Hear Me Now? Technology and Student Hearing About one in six K-12 students has unrecognized hearing loss that lowers learning.1,2 Recent research suggests...
Posted By: Francis Koster Published: January 30, 2025
Transition Time–But Where are We Going? (January 30, 2025)
January has been National Radon Action Month. There is no requirement that North Carolina schools be tested for cancer-causing radon gas! Radon, a cancer-causing, invisible...
Posted By: Francis Koster Published: January 12, 2025
New Year, New Direction – Away from a Harmful Trend (January 11, 2025)
MICROPLASTICS is the NEW BLACK- One Trend to Avoid As I have communicated in the past, microplastics are a significant and rapidly growing presence in...
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