by mmooney | Jun 30, 2017 | The Friday Message
I often listen to NPR during my shorter car commute time. Longer drives require the magic of audio books on my Kindle to keep me focused and awake. I am mostly over talking on the phone and especially texting as I drive. I was amazed last week to hear that one of my...
by mmooney | Jun 23, 2017 | The Friday Message
Too many acronyms to keep track of them all. I was invited to participate in a discussion about Home Visiting for a potential Op-Ed article. I have learned a lot about the undeniable value of early childhood education as well as the many obstacles to making it a...
by mmooney | Jun 16, 2017 | The Friday Message
attended a corporate governance training session last week. This is not my first training update and although important to keep current, there is generally not much that changes your perspective. During the strategic planning portion our instructor gave us an example...
by mmooney | Jun 9, 2017 | The Friday Message
The Great Recession is not far in our rear view mirror. Since the official end the United States has created 11.6 million jobs according to a study by Georgetown University on Education and the Workforce. All but 100,000 of those jobs went to people with some college...
by mmooney | Jun 2, 2017 | The Friday Message
Hank started pre school this week. He had matriculated from day care and was excited for his first day in higher learning. The morning started out a bit on the rocks as Hank was tearful and adamant he was not going. Mom can usually get him back on track but it was...
by mmooney | May 26, 2017 | The Friday Message
Karen and I walk the dogs every morning. When we are not throwing the ball for MMMa, our border collie or picking up after the creatures we have time to talk about stuff. Today we were discussing the significance of Memorial Day. Karen called it Decoration Day and...
