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Laura LoGerfo was in southern Illinois recently and did the only responsible thing a parent can do in a situation like that – she took her kids fishing! The trip report, in her words, “Moments after they threw in their lines, the girls were catching fish. They absolutely loved it.” Smiles confirm. By day, when she’s …
Something you can do socially distant – and that lots of people like to do socially distant even when it’s not the norm? Fishing. The husband and daughter of Commodore Roza, who has some smart analysis of possible financial impacts from this crisis, got out for a day last week in Washington. And here’s Kevin …
The California charter bill has become more reasonable with Governor Newsom’s intervention. There’s a huge swath of middle ground upon which both the CTA and CCSA can plant their victory flags. Let’s hope they find it. (Sidenote: The bill amendments replaces gendered pronouns with gender-neutral ones ?.) Newark Public Schools used to look a lot …
Just because Andy is gone fishin’ doesn’t mean we pause Friday Fish Pics. This week we have Bellwether’s Jason Weeby and his 6-year-old son. The younger Weeby caught a beautiful 12″ rainbow trout on Sardine Lake in Northern California: The fish nearly escaped Jason’s grasp, yielding this gem of a photo: –Guest post by Chad …
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Talk about using your hot stove time well. This is Kevin Kosar’s daughter. And she’s tying a wooly bugger. Herself. So while it’s not a picture of her with a fish, she’s been featured here before with fish, along with her dad, and a kid tying a fly would be more than good enough anyway …
It’s winter so fishing is a bit more scarce – although I am getting out this weekend for an annual trip for trout. They’re already wet and cold so seem not to mind the weather. But education consultant Julie Corbett sent along some warmer weather fishing pics. What strikes me is how engaged the kids …
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Here’s Kevin Kosar’s son following in dad’s footsteps. Dad is a regular around here, older sister has turned up, and it turns out his son has a nose for catfish, too. This was taken in Washington, D.C. right by the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Pictures of kids with fish are hands down the …
Pennsylvania’s Charles Zogby was at an art fair at an Erie high school when he saw this gem by Reilly Yonkers, a senior at Erie’s NW PA Collegiate Academy. Fearing that it is as close as he’ll ever come to being featured with a fish on Eduwonk he snapped it up, and you can imagine how …
Here’s David DeSchryver of Whiteboard Advisors with some fantastic fish pics from a day of fishing on Lake George in the Adirondacks late this summer. David’s one of the savviest analysts of ed policy around and also a very good cyclist, which is unusual because he’s also a fantastic triathlete. Big smiles are a good reason …
Bill Hughes is a former school district superintendent in Wisconsin and a keen observer of the education scene there. He now works with Seton Catholic Schools. Cross silo, we like that around here. Here he and his grandson are fishing – on public land – in Wisconsin. Scout Lake in Greendale. Word is the trip …