The Superintendent's Chair

I visited Novi High School today. I walked into a Spanish III class to listen. When there was a break in the action, two students called me ...

Te achers - those who work with students every day, who develop relationships, who care deeply for their students - take the long view. The ...

How important is it that we take the time to read books? It's a good question. In the times that we find ourselves, we often find excu...

It was 4:30 AM. I was on the phone with Superintendents from around the county talking about our favorite winter subject - snow. At 4:30 AM ...

As the new year begins, those of us who work with students, who teach students, who see students every day need to remember that those stude...

It's that time of year. Holiday lights. Family get togethers. Parties with friends and family. December is a month of celebrations. ...

In schools we love to measure things. Grades. Attendance. Test scores.  GPAs. Class rank. Graduation rate. SAT scores.  In Michigan we hav...