Maureen Kelleher
RECENT POSTS
Posted Feb. 14, 2018
My Kid’s School Ditched Daddy-Daughter Dances for a ‘Loved One and Me’ Dance
To an extent, I can relate to the disappointment of those Staten Island families who had their school dance postponed…
Posted Jan. 31, 2018
Coffee Break: Talking Pour-Overs, Implicit Bias and Empathy With Seth Gershenson
In 2015, a study showing how implicit bias affects teacher expectations by Seth Gershenson and two colleagues made waves throughout…
Posted Jan. 31, 2018
Dear Janice Jackson, I Hope You’re Open to Honest Conversations with Parents in Chicago Public Schools
Janice, you and I know each other. I remember talking with you back when you were a principal at Al…
Posted Jan. 24, 2018
After the Women’s March I Had to Write the Social Worker at My Daughter’s School
This year, the Women’s March was all about the signs. As one of about 300,000 people marching through downtown Chicago…
Posted Jan. 17, 2018
We Need a Place to Start Teaching Kids About Sexual Consent. And School Can Be It.
I will tell you that when I read about Aziz Ansari’s “date” gone wrong, my first thought was, “This woman…
Posted Dec. 21, 2017
In Chicago, Arts Aren’t Just Nice to Have, They’re a Must
It’s no secret that arts education has long been an afterthought in many cash-strapped public school districts. In 2012, the…
Posted Dec. 7, 2017
How Quincy Patterson Became Virginia Tech’s First Quarterback to Major in Engineering
If you follow Chicago’s high school football scene, you probably already know Quincy Patterson, the Solorio High School quarterback who…
Posted Dec. 6, 2017
Coffee Break: Milken Educator Award Winner Dan Adler on What It Takes to Grow Great Teachers
When Dan Adler started his college career at Yale University, he thought he would become a chemist. When he graduated…
Posted Nov. 27, 2017
In Chicago, Charter Schools Are Helping the ‘Underdog’ Kids Get to College
If you’re an underdog kind of kid in Chicago, and you want to go to college and graduate, your chances…
Posted Nov. 10, 2017
Could This Teacher and Leadership Program Be Part of the ‘Secret Sauce’ for Chicago Schools?
In most urban school districts, “turnaround” is a dirty word. Turnaround schools are first identified as failing and left to…
