Like many Coloradans and Americans, I was deeply moved last month by the pictures of President Joe Biden holding up a young Ukrainian refugee in his arms. The jubilant smile and the loving energy of the embrace between our president and the refugee child struck a particular chord with me, reminding me of my hopes […]
Landon Mascareñaz
Special to The Colorado Sun
Posted inOpinion, Opinion Columns
Opinion: A Colorado education leader sees opportunity emerging from the COVID-19 chaos
A year ago, I was in a session with a group of education leaders from around Colorado on the subject of leadership in crisis. At this point, we were a few weeks into the COVID-19 lockdown, shocked about the scale of change we were seeing across the globe and asking ourselves what could be done. […]
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Opinion: A tidal wave is sweeping over our educational system
My mom is an inspiring, lifelong educator who has taught in Colorado, internationally and now leads a community-designed school in California. As she approaches the end of her career in education, I cannot imagine a tougher challenge than the one all educators face at this moment. Each week we connect, her context has changed and she […]
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Opinion: How education and policing share the same point of origin
Last Thursday night in Denver, my wife and I stared out the window and could see traffic backed up on the freeway near our house. Having not seen traffic for months, it was an odd sight in the evening twilight of a hot summer day. I assumed an accident and she assumed things might be returning […]