Was it ever about Tylenol? – Oct 3, 2025

  The Autism-Tylenol Link is Hard to Swallow The Presidential uproar about Tylenol is all growl and no bite. Think about it. Finally, America’s top dog puts the cause of autism front and center and, instead of solutions, advances baseless claims that offers...

Help Is Not On The Way – Let’s Fix That

HELP IS NOT ON THE WAY – LET’S FIX THAT  Imagine a dentist telling a child they won’t treat a cavity until several of the kid’s teeth have fallen out. It would be absurd. Doctors treat ailments without hesitation – unless, sadly, a child’s ailment is...

Delays in care are DANGEROUS – Sep 26, 2025

  HELP IS NOT ON THE WAY – LET’S FIX THAT  Imagine a dentist telling a child they won’t treat a cavity until several of the kid’s teeth have fallen out. It would be absurd. Doctors treat ailments without hesitation – unless, sadly, a child’s ailment...

Waving the White Flag – Sep 19, 2025

WAVING THE WHITE FLAG Earlier this week, the Trump Administration signaled its new purpose for the only federal agency focused on children, the Office of Children and Families. Their revised vision is framed as “…embracing the fundamental principle that the best...

The Nation’s Report Card – Sep 12, 2025

  WHY ARE SO MANY STUDENTS FAILING MATH AND SCIENCE ASSESSMENTS? It’s beyond depressing that two thirds of American high school seniors cannot do high school level math or science and a majority struggle with high school level English skills. Also...

Looming threats to education – Sept 5, 2025

  HANGING BY A THREAD “I returned last year as a librarian to reopen five elementary school libraries, all of which were closed and basically turned into offices and other uses, and the students were not using the resources that were there. Then we got...