Yesterday I had the privilege of attending the first Public Education Nation sponsored by the Network for Public Education. Hosted in the auditorium of my school, it was amazing to see people like Wendy Lecker, Gary Rubenstein, Brian Jones, and Diane Ravitch talk about their passion for public education and what steps we should take to ensure a positive future for it. The conversations focused on the impact of the charter school network on American education, funding crises across the country, what alternative methods could be used to improve education, and more. The whole event was livestreamed at Schoolhouse Live (and I believe you will be able to watch it later).
There was such connection across the glove that the hashtag for the event was trending number one for a while across Twitter!
There was such connection across the glove that the hashtag for the event was trending number one for a while across Twitter!
One of the more exciting parts of the day for me, however, was that I got to host a roundtable discussion with members of the Education Bloggers Network. Jonathan Pelto, a former legislator and blogger from Connecticut, has helped facilitate a group of 150 bloggers to share with each other on an online platform and yesterday was the first time we were able to convene. About 20 folks showed up early and had some food and drink while we discussed where we are going as a group and how to get there.
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I am particularly excited to be a part of this group as it connects those from a wide variety of backgrounds in education - some work for official non-profit organizations, others are teachers like me, still others are from news outlets. One of our goals is to expand our reach and I think meetings like this will help support that in the near future. I look forward to seeing where this work will go.
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