If this school worksheet were to be excavated 1000 years from now, what would it say about us?
This morning I noticed the same child’s school worksheet that I’d seen several times on our morning walk. No one claimed it. So, I took...
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Beth Cusack
- Oct 5
- 2 min
Who will you elect to lead your public school next year?
It’s important to find out who is already campaigning for your local school board. Why? Public school teachers and staff deserve our...
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Beth Cusack
- Sep 29
- 1 min
School Vouchers: There's a Catch...
There are often extra costs, loopholes, and restrictions students experience in leaving a public school to attend a private/charter...
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Beth Cusack
- Sep 29
- 1 min
School Vouchers: Many Texas families can’t necessarily use them
Rural - Rural areas often have only public-schools so there would often be no way to use a voucher. While Texas is responsible for...
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Beth Cusack
- Sep 29
- 1 min
School Vouchers: What might end up on the chopping block?
What might end up on the chopping block if public schools don’t have enough funds to offer all the services we’ve come to expect? Of...
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Beth Cusack
- Sep 29
- 2 min
School vouchers sound like a good idea, right? Here’s some facts to consider as a voter.
Vouchers take budgeted money away from public schools. Texas public schools have not been fully funded by state and local budgets for...
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Beth Cusack
- Sep 28
- 4 min
Compromise: It's What's for Democracy (An Alternative to Book Bans in Schools)
Looming problem in our public schools: In my local school district, three “parents’ rights” people (often taking the stance of what they...
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Beth Cusack
- Sep 3
- 3 min
Conversations You Don’t Want to Miss with Kids in the Grocery Store
Photo "free to use" on Pexels by Photo Mix Company, Europe On trips to grocery store, these are common exchanges I hear between parents...
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Beth Cusack
- Aug 13
- 2 min
Want to increase voter participation in Texas AND do it easily?
Check college websites for easy-to-find and current information for voter registration for this upcoming election. You can do this...
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Beth Cusack
- Apr 2
- 2 min
The Leaves of a Book Can Give Us Wings to Fly
What do you do to encourage in the children in your life a love for reading? Many find it easy to read to our children when they’re...
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Beth Cusack
- Feb 14
- 3 min
Do We Treat Someone Like Neon?
neon signs contain noble gases hoping to float free into space This haiku is why I find that creative writing becomes a channel for me to...
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Beth Cusack
- Oct 4, 2021
- 1 min
Growing near Sunlight: Youth and What We Model
young vines wind around whatever they find to help them grow near sunlight. This haiku I wrote this morning is a reflection for me. A...
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