My Blog is 10 Years Old Today. :)

Today marked the 10-year anniversary of my blog.

I thought I might take a moment to mark the occasion.

In the past couple of years, my posting has decreased quite a bit. I am spending more time helping my mother do life, which is as it should be. What is wonderful is that over the past decade, the number of of pro-public-ed writers and publications (not the least of which are blogs) has proliferated, making it much more difficult for those who would destroy public ed to keep an unsuspecting public in the dark.

I am so glad for that.

Of course, the fight continues, but allow me to celebrate a few realities:

• Bobby Jindal is no longer governor of Louisiana, and his 2016 presidential ambitions were a flop.
• John White is no longer Louisiana state superintendent. In fact, he is not a superintendent anywhere at all.
• Michelle Rhee is no longer DC school chancellor. She, too, is chancellor of nowhere at all.
• Hanna Skandera is no longer NM school chief. She, too, is school chief of nowhere at all.
• Joel Klein holds no sway over NYC schools. Chief of nowhere.
• Teach for America (TFA) is losing its luster. Though it tries to reinvent itself, the bottom line is that the org depends upon class after class of willing recruits– a well that appears to be hitting bottom.

Yes, the fight continues. But today– today I take a moment to celebrate just a wee bit.

Happy Blogday to me. 🙂

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