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New Report Shows How Collective Bargaining Is A Critical Tool To Improve Public Education in Virginia
Research shows the positive impact that collective bargaining has on student experience, educator pay, and teacher retention RICHMOND, VA – As educators and advocates across the commonwealth are organizing in their communities to introduce and pass inclusive collective bargaining ordinances for public school employees, The Commonwealth Institute for Fiscal Analysis (TCI) released a report today detailing […]
Inviting Everyone In: Making Poetry Accessible
by Katherine Gotthardt Poetry. The word often evokes images of lectures on mysterious symbolism, subtextual themes, schools of thought, literary criticism and theory. Or maybe it brings to mind beatniks in coffeeshops snapping fingers at something only they can understand. While these traditions have helped build a culture around poetry, they have also constructed barriers […]
Existential…by Katherine Gotthardt
When in the throes of too early morning, sky flamboyant in darkness, stars about its forehead turning it dizzy with its own greatness, its own vast reach, it comes to me in a thin, tepid current, how we are billions just like ourselves, each with a story to live, each with life worth telling. And […]
Letter to the Editor: Here’s to a bright future for Prince William County
Hello, My name is Kenny Bland and I am a 23-year resident of PWC and live in the Gainesville District, specifically on Pageland Lane. I want to thank all the Supervisors for their hard work and forward-thinking vision to help the residents of PWC prosper for years to come. When we moved to Pageland Lane […]
Ambit
by Katherine Gotthardt Make no mistake: the ambit of your energy shines far beyond the flashlight’s ring – ungrounded. You are culmination: stars and moon and ascension. Luminous in all you have ever given. Radiant in what you’re becoming. Katherine Gotthardt, M.Ed., was winner of the 2021 PW Perspective and Business Crossing Network DMV Best […]
Conversations in the Community to host neighborhood meetup
“Conversations In the Community” sponsors the following post Conversations in the Community is looking forward to a new season of virtual conversations starting Thursday, September 8th at 7:30 p.m. Our first conversation is “Who Are the People in Our Neighborhood?” Community members will learn about the variety of resources in our local community and resources that can be […]
Rhythms, Routines and Zones
by Jennifer Roberts, Founder of Conversations in the Community Whether we are excited about the start of a new school year or bemoaning the end of summer vacation, the new school year is upon us. As the days continue to shorten and swimming pools begin to close, our attention shifts to the more disciplined life […]
Letter to Elected Officials on behalf of Moms Demand Action
A month ago, the Moms Demand Action of Prince William County re-established their chapter as a response to the tragic gun violence that has plagued the area. The chapter lead, Shantell Rock, wrote the following letter to elected officials today: Dear Distinguished Elected Officials, No words can adequately describe the immeasurable toll gun violence exacts […]