Superintendent of the Bethlehem Area School District (retired); CEO of Silva Education Consulting LLC—dedicated to improving educational leaders and teams.
Bethlehem, PA
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A great lesson on resilience. 🧡
October 27, 1966- 50 Years ago today, the premiere of "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" on CBS happened. The 3rd animated Peanuts special. The first Halloween special ever. The special had 49% of the television viewing audience that night. #Peanuts #TheGreatPumpkin
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This is good. Glad to see it.
The Texas Comptroller’s Office (@txcomptroller) plans to launch a public website next week featuring data on private school vouchers.
The data will will include participation by district, public school enrollment impact + more, per the office.
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Explore our Civics 101 collection to show students how our government works, from the branches of federal government to the legislative process and how an idea becomes a law. bit.ly/4zNFEhW
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“Cut the fluff and teach the stuff!”
Anita archer takes the stage amd steals the show @researchEDCan
I remember being 13 watching this scene—and really being affected by it. You can love someone with whom you disagree.
“An Ohio appellate court ruled on Thursday that the EdChoice voucher program is unconstitutional. The program will still be able to exist, as the judges expected the state to appeal.”
For the second year in a row, the state has spent over a billion dollars on private school vouchers — despite funding shortfalls for public schools buff.ly/zOpZjK4
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PISA data show that students with higher levels of family support perform better in science and have more positive learning attitudes.
Asking children about school weekly or more is linked to a 26-point boost in science.
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👍 “Former GOP Rep. Charlie Dent, who represented the Lehigh Valley in Congress from 2005-2018, and Conor Lamb, a former Democratic representative in the Pittsburgh area, are co-leading the newly formed Pennsylvania Alliance for Civic Trust.”
Former Lehigh Valley GOP Rep. to co-lead bipartisan pro-democracy initiative with kickoff event at Lehigh University mcall.com/2026/10/23/former-…
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It's not just gas and groceries — skyrocketing childcare costs could be an important factor in the upcoming elections. Via @APNews buff.ly/B1aXjWf
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We expect a great deal from school principals. We expect them to be culture builders, problem solvers, talent developers, and instructional leaders, all while holding a school community together. The diversity of demands speaks to how essential principals are to the success of our schools.
Supporting principals is an investment in the strength of the entire education system. Let's talk about creating the conditions that allow them to thrive as education leaders.
Every few years, the @OECDEduSkills Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS) offers a valuable window into the experiences and perspectives of educators and school leaders around the world. And with new data comes the opportunity to deepen our understanding and broaden our thinking.
I'm looking forward to digging deeper into the latest findings with the OECD and school and district leaders, exploring what it means to build systems that support school leadership.
🗓️ Nov. 3 at 11 am ET
I hope you'll join us. ncee.zoom.us/webinar/registe…
Pennsylvania schools receive over $10 million in grants to boost literacy wpxi.com/news/local/pennsylv…
Declining Enrollment Can Be a Crisis — or an Opportunity. 4 Districts Show How @The74 the74million.org/article/dec…
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The Education Law Center’s Jessica Levin explains: “Public schools do not, cannot, and should not charge for the vast majority of the programs and services they provide and therefore will receive very little if any of the voucher funding, while they also lose significant resources.” janresseger.wordpress.com/20…
“One thing we know about our families is once they experience our schools, they stay with us.”
California districts are using empty classrooms and even entire schools for childcare hoping they will see the same young kids in kindergarten buff.ly/CN10IsD
A growing number of US adults have low literacy skills--showing that K-12 education needs to focus on improving reading and writing instruction.
“Call them the three Ss. Sequencing means courses that build on one another and end in real work experience. Stackability means every program connects to further learning,…Signaling means the credential a student earns is one employers actually value.”
#CTE has earned its popularity. The research behind it is real, especially for young men who have been drifting away from school and work. But enrollment is not the goal. Opportunity is buff.ly/aWvg9vV
