Emily BerryMar 7, 20186 minA shooting puts school safety and facilities choices into sharp reliefLet's get this out of the way: I'm one of those Moms Demanding Action. I haven't volunteered with them in a long time because I decided...
Emily BerryMar 6, 20182 minA response to my criticism of consulting, travel and coherent governanceThanks to everyone who took the time to read my original post about Coherent Governance and the money we spent on travel and consulting...
Emily BerryMar 6, 20183 minDo School Rankings Matter?This archived post appeared on my original blog site Feb. 25, 2017 (Update added May 9, 2018: Our most recent ranking is #30) Shorewood...
Emily BerryFeb 28, 20188 minAn Open Letter to our School LeadershipI understand that only two of you -- specifically, our board president and our superintendent, are really supposed to speak for you all...
Emily BerryFeb 14, 20184 minA quickie for Mardi GrasIt was a mercifully shorter meeting tonight for the School board compared to the last one, and not action-packed, but still included a...
Emily BerryJan 24, 20186 minI confess, I left.Three hours in to tonight's school board meeting, just after 10 p.m., I realized that I was so tired and mentally spent, that I wasn't...
Emily BerryJan 23, 20183 minA sentence I would like to never write again.A Shorewood High School student has died by his own hand. His name was William Pemberton. His mother has asked for help paying for...