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Some people seem to live impossibly dreamy lives and achieve things that appear completely unreachable for us normal human beings. I’m...

I had a dinner table conversation with my daughter yesterday. My husband and I were talking about spending $5,000 on the kids’ education....

2020 seemed like a dumpster fire of a year for many of us. How has this year been for you? These are the news headlines: COVID. Political...

I was about to apologize to you for not publishing a blog post in the past two months. But I won’t. Passionate leaders often find it’s...

Captain Jack Sparrow: "True enough, this compass does not point north." Elizabeth Swann: "...Where does it point?" Captain Jack Sparrow:...

Today the last day of school where I can still call myself a staff member at Chrysalis Charter School. This school has meant so much to...

There’s a racial reckoning in America right now. I’m the daughter of Chinese immigrants. There have been 3,795 reported hate crimes...

Some life lessons are harder to learn than others. They are the ones that the universe keeps teaching us over and over again throughout...

As educators nationwide limp towards the finish line of the most disruptive school year in living memory, educational leaders face a...

Does it ever feel like your to do list is a many-headed hydra; as soon as you cross something off, two more grow in its place? Or perhaps...

Today marks the one year anniversary of pandemic conditions at my school. One year ago today was the last day of "normal" school. That...

Imagine a public swimming pool with dozens of kids and adults splashing on a warm summer evening. (I know that may be hard to imagine...

Most of the time I listen to a podcast in the background while doing other things -- driving, doing the dishes, folding the laundry, etc....

In the poem she wrote for the inauguration, Amanda Gorman begins: “When day comes, we ask ourselves where can we find light in this...

So... I'm starting a book club. If you are a curious, daring adventurer looking for a warm, safe tavern on a long, drizzly, lonely road,...

Rather than setting a goal, vision board, or New Years resolution, consider choosing a single word to serve as a guidepost for 2021. This...

A new report in Science magazine shares the science behind the political divisiveness. What follows is a step by step guide for how to...

What makes a great leader in a time of crisis? Historian Nancy Koehn from the Harvard School of Business offers some great insights.

Some people love part 2 of a trilogy -- the forces of darkness gather and seem overwhelming, but there's hope. We're in part 2 now.

I am grateful for Ruth Bader Ginsburg. We hoped you would carry the torch a little longer, but we will rise and continue your life's work.