Education Cuts – Santa Barbara County Teacher of the Year gets Pink Slip

A victim of California’s deep education cuts in the Spring of 2009, the Santa Barbara County Teacher of the Year for 2006-2007, Mr. Ron Zell, received a pink slip and was informed that his services were no longer needed, in spite of his award-winning programs and amazing contributions to the community of Buellton, California. When [...]

Pink Friday- Teacher Cuts in California

On Friday, March 14, I joined the thousands of teachers, educators, students, and other citizens in the statewide rally “Pink Friday” to protest the California budget cuts that are adversely affecting education. While the new Obama Administration has committed billions in education funding increases as part of the national economic stimulus package, the State of [...]

Innovative Education and California Budget Cuts

The following are my remarks as Santa Barbara Teacher of the Year, at the Grant Recognition Dinner on the 25th Anniversary of the Teacher’s Network. February 25, 2009 Thank you. It is an honor to be here with all of you in this celebration of all that is good in education. I’m proud to be [...]

Using Psychology to Solve Education Woes

Can you convince students that their class is smaller, so they can benefit from that? Can you talk them into believing that their school is safe and well-maintained when it’s not. Can you convince them that their inequitable access to education resources is fair and just?