Laura Waters
Blogger
Blogger, Parent, School Board Member
Lawrence Township, New Jersey
Featured Blog: NJ Left Behind
RECENT POSTS
Posted Dec. 11, 2019
I’m Waiting for Democrats to Stop Using Progressive Talking Points and Start Listening to Parents
When eight Democratic presidential candidates appear on stage in Pittsburgh this Saturday, most—if not all—will echo teachers unions’ animus towards…
Posted Dec. 6, 2019
If You’re Looking for a Robust Democratic Debate About Education, This Ain’t It
“At last,” I exulted, as I peered at a Slack message from a colleague. The Democratic presidential candidates are going…
Posted Dec. 2, 2019
Don’t Take Us Back to the Days When Our Children With Disabilities Could Be Denied an Education
We barely survived my son Jonah’s adolescence. One evening in Philadelphia’s 30th Street Station he pushed me so hard I…
Posted Nov. 27, 2019
Top Democratic Candidates’ Disrespect for Parents of Color Has Me Wondering If I Fit Into This Party Anymore.
Politico reports today that Elizabeth Warren’s support among Democratic and left-leaning Independent primary voters “plunged 50% over the past month, according…
Posted Nov. 25, 2019
I Spit Out My Coffee When I Read Cory Booker’s Op-Ed: Nine Theories That Explain His Change of Heart.
I gasped as I opened the op-ed section of the New York Times and read Senator Cory Booker’s column repudiating his regressive…
Posted July 25, 2019
‘I Want to Talk About Better Academic and Life Outcomes for Black and Brown Kids. Period.’
If we have really well-prepared young people who are going to the exact college they want to go to, who…
Posted Apr. 30, 2019
I’m Celebrating Teachers But I’m Not Celebrating Their Unions
When I was a teenager, the greatest honor my dad bestowed was the chance to help him grade multiple-choice questions.…
Posted Dec. 13, 2018
DeVos Will Recommend the Removal of Civil Rights Protections for Students of Color
Any day now we’re going to hear the news that Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos and the Trump administration are…
Posted Oct. 24, 2018
Transgender Students Are Next Up in the Trump Administration’s Threat to Roll Back Civil Rights Protections
Imagine with me: One early morning my son Jonah lopes through the high school halls, high-fiving students from the marching…
Posted Sep. 5, 2018
Betsy DeVos on the Verge of Removing Civil Rights Protections for Students of Color
Let’s just call her Betsy DeVoid. Our secretary of education earns a name-change because of her predilection for voiding guidance…
