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Congress' most effective lawmakers aren't generally its household names Sarah Elbeshbishi, USA TODAY © J. Scott Applewhite, AP The Capitol is seen at dusk as work in the Senate is stalled on the Democrats' $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, in Washington, Friday, March 5, 2021. Despite high approval ratingsor wide popularity, well-known members of Congress are not the most effective lawmakers, according to a report from the Center for Effective Lawmaking. The center recently released its effectiveness scores for members of the 116th Congress, which ran from Jan. 3, 201...

During a time when live performances are more or less out of the question for many families, the Center for the Performing Arts Penn State is changing the way it connects families with the arts. One way the center is doing that is by taking the fun and education of the theater directly into families’ homes with its new program, Special Delivery.  Available for purchase now, with deliveries starting March 15 and running through April 23, the Special Delivery program features six weeks of mailed kits for $64 per household, with one kit sent per week and each addressed directly to the child r...

5 Must-Bookmark Sites for Teacher Leadership Resources CHALKING THE LINE | BY DEBRA MEYER | 5 MIN READ In this blog post, I share five online sites that I have bookmarked and use regularly for staying current on policy, issues, and best practices in teacher leadership. The resources on these sites help teachers advocate for teacher leadership and incorporate teacher leader voices from national policy to the most innovative and equitable classroom practices. Enjoy exploring the links. Edutopia You may already know about the popular Edutopia. I started following when the site was first cre...

Playing Thinking about bragging to your social media following about getting vaccinated against COVID-19 by sharing a selfie with your vaccination card? Think again. The Better Business Bureau (BBB) is warning that identifiable information visible on the COVID-19 vaccination card could leave people open to scams. “Unfortunately, your card has your full name and birthday on it, as well as information about where you got your vaccine,” the organization said in a statement. “If your social media privacy settings aren’t set high, you may be giving valuable information away for anyone to...

Eing a mom is not always easy and pregnant women across the country, including here in Wisconsin are being faced with the same difficult question and that’s whether they will decide to get the Covid-19 vaccine