What do they have in common? 🎵 Jay-Z 🎵📜 Legislative Council 📜🎒 Christian Homeschoolers 🎒 I get to go to some pretty cool events and meet amazing people in my travels for PaFEC. Just last week we were honored to attend the American Legislative Exchange Council’s Education Academy, stop by at Jay-Z’s Ford Pal Education Center event in Philly, and participate […]
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Parents fighting for their child with special needs (it shouldn’t have to be this difficult – or heartbreaking!) May 30, 2024 | Sharon Sedlar When I started PaFEC, I never thought that it would be an up close and personal seat to even more dysfunction of the traditional education system, how unfair it can be
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Embrace and celebrate the good May 24, 2024 | Sharon Sedlar Sometimes, we get so caught up in the daily toll (and trolls), that we forget to embrace and celebrate the good – and particularly that which exists in our own homes, and likely due to some amazing hard work and dedication. We forget that
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Senator Anthony Williams – Truth and courage on behalf of children May 9, 2024 | Sharon Sedlar The entire 25 minutes is linked for reference. Context matters. As do the words of the other electeds there. Do they represent you? Do they represent the people? Or do they represent organizations and systems? If you do
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You could be an edupreneur and not know it! May 2, 2024 | Sharon Sedlar Parents find solutions. Some parents create solutions. Because their kids need something more, better, or simply different. Like Nichole Miller, a Harrisburg parent and teacher who ventured out after COVID to create Home School House. Or Angie Wakeman and Rebecca Foley,
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“To Define is to Regulate” April 25, 2024 | Sharon Sedlar Last week, I attended one of my favorite events with 300 others from across the nation – the Kennesaw Hybrid Schools Conference. I was surrounded by education policy experts, microschool founders, educators, researchers, and fellow advocates. The room was electric – full of current and
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What is open enrollment? Is my child eligible? April 10, 2024 | Sharon Sedlar Open enrollment in K-12 education allows students to move to a district school not automatically assigned to them. For instance, if a child moves midway through the year from one side of the district to another, the district may allow the child
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School choice can be a solution in Special Education April 4, 2024 | Sharon Sedlar John Kristof’s recent article, “How School Choice Serves Special Needs Students,” really hits the mark. I consistently encounter families seeking assistance from school districts for their students with special needs. However, the process, including IEP meetings, often leaves parents feeling
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“Students are encouraged to take ownership of their learning and are still offered a broad ‘feast’ of subjects that nourishes them mind, body, and spirit.”
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“Not only was a threat made, but the boy was apparently watching the friends during that day while they were out on the porch. The boy said that he could see them, and they should ‘get back into the house’ and stop talking. So, when Katie found out about these events, she called 911.”
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