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THE SCHOOL CHOICE ROADMAP News!

Friday, October 25th, 2019

FEATURE: ANDREW CAMPANELLA FEATURED ON “SCHOOL DAZED” PODCAST – “THE ONE ABOUT SCHOOL CHOICE”

School systems used to be one-size-fits-all. This didn’t always work for all students. These days parents have an array of options available to them and they’re able to make choices that work for their children. BUT, which choice is the right one?

In this episode we welcome the president of National School Choice Week, Andrew Campanella. The National School Choice Week is the largest public awareness effort in the U.S. focusing on opportunity in K-12 education. Andrew shared with us information about all of the available options and tools to make great choices for your family.

To listen to the podcast, click here.

To learn more about The School Choice Roadmap, click here.

THE SCHOOL CHOICE ROADMAP News!

Friday, October 25th, 2019

FEATURE: ANDREW CAMPANELLA INTERVIEWED ABOUT NEW BOOK BY LENNIE JARRATT FOR THE HEARTLAND INSTITUTE PODCAST

Andrew Campanella, president of National School Choice Week, discusses his new book, “The School Choice Roadmap: 7 Steps to Finding the Right School for Your Child”.

Andrew Campanella, president of National School Choice Week, discusses his new book, “The School Choice Roadmap: 7 Steps to Finding the Right School for Your Child”. Andrew discusses he wrote the book after many discussions with parents and school leaders. He explains how parents are the real experts in how their children learn and should be educated. He removed the education jargon to lay out a step by step guide for parents to empower them to make an informed decision on the best school for their child.

To listen to the podcast, click here.

To learn more about The School Choice Roadmap, click here.

THE SCHOOL CHOICE ROADMAP News!

Friday, October 25th, 2019

FEATURE: THE LEARNING CURVE PODCAST, S1 EP8: “ANDREW CAMPANELLA, PRESIDENT OF NATIONAL SCHOOL CHOICE WEEK”

Andrew Campanella, president of National School Choice Week and author of the new book, The School Choice Roadmap: 7 Steps to Finding the Right School for Your Child, is the Newsmaker Interview guest this week on The Learning Curve. Bob talks with Andrew about the many school choice options available to parents, and the steps they can take to find the right educational environment for their children.

Stories of the Week: 300,000 students in Chicago have been out of school for five days as a result of the city’s teacher union strike – teachers deserve to be well compensated, but does striking serve children’s best interests? In Election 2020, a new education proposal from presidential candidate and Senator Elizabeth Warren further politicizes school choice, while quadrupling Title I and IDEA funding for traditional public schools. In Mississippi, the new teacher exam de-emphasizes more rigorous math questions.

To listen to the podcast, click here.

To learn more about The School Choice Roadmap, click here.

BECOMING ODYSSA News!

Thursday, October 24th, 2019

STORIES OF THE APPALACHIAN TRAIL: A RECOMMENDED BOOK LIST

Thru-hikers and section hikers always have a story about what brought them to the trail. The Appalachian Trail in particular is swarming with folklore, so nearly everyone remembers the first story they heard about the 2,000+ mile footpath that weaves uninterrupted from Georgia to Maine. Sometimes the magic is captivated in a single moment; for others of us, several instances over time bound us closer and closer to the trail.

Personally, I found magic in the words and stories of others. When I read A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson I was intrigued. I thought perhaps one day I’d hike it. But then Jennifer Pharr Davis gave me a story I could really attach too—one that I could see myself in—and I knew it was game over for me. I had to make the trek. For many of life’s greatest endeavors, that’s all it takes: someone’s story to inspire us, blaze a path, and serve as a beacon to guide us.

Because stories are so powerful, below I’ve listed some of the powerful stories that set the stage for my 2020 thru-hike. It’s not all-inclusive, but it contains the books that had the most powerful effects on me and my dreams. Many of you may have already read these stories, but if not, I highly recommend.

Becoming Odyssa by Jennifer Pharr Davis
As a kid you hear so many stories about a young hero (usually a boy) who feels out of place in society, but eventually discovers his strength and turns into the hero he was destined to become (think Hercules, Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer, etc.). Jennifer Pharr Davis is that (s)hero. This story follows her first thru-hiking experience as she “finds” herself—her strength, beauty, confidence, passion, and values. I love this story for how well it captures the trail and for the inspiring way it clearly altered the course of Pharr Davis’ life. A truly wonderful read, especially for young women considering a thru-hike.

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To learn more about Becoming Odyssa, click here.

To learn more about Jennifer Pharr Davis, click here.

THE WOMAN IN THE PARK News!

Wednesday, October 23rd, 2019

THE WOMAN IN THE PARK IS “A DEFTLY CRAFTED SUSPENSE THRILLER,” SAYS MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW

Synopsis: When Manhattanite Sarah Rock meets a mysterious and handsome stranger in the park, she is drawn to him. Sarah wants to get away from her daily routine, her cheating husband and his crazy mistress, her frequent sessions with her heartless therapist, and her moody children.

But nothing is as it seems. Her life begins to unravel when a woman from the park goes missing and Sarah becomes the prime suspect in the woman’s disappearance. Her lover is nowhere to be found, her husband is suspicious of her, and her therapist is talking to the police.

With no one to trust, Sarah must face her inner demons and uncover the truth to prove her innocence.

Critique: The collaborative work of Teresa Sorkin (who is a Television Producer with a passion for creating, writing, telling, sharing and producing great stories and the founder of Roman Way Productions, a production company with 32 projects in development) and Tullan Holmqvist (who is an investigator, writer and actor), “The Woman in the Park” is a deftly crafted suspense thriller of a novel with more unexpected plot twists and turns than a Coney Island roller coaster.

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SCHOOL CHOICE: A LEGACY TO KEEP News!

Tuesday, October 22nd, 2019

UZO ADUBA SAYS ‘MISS VIRGINIA’ CHARACTER SHOWS THE POWER WE ALL HAVE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE

The depths of a mother’s love is on full display in the new movie “Miss Virginia,” based on the true-life story of Virginia Walden Ford who successfully fought the system to create a private school voucher program for low-income children in Washington, D.C.

Orange is the New Black’s Uzo Aduba, who plays Virginia in the film and delivers a passionate performance, says this is what drew her to the role – the unrelenting love a mother has for her child. In an interview with EURweb’s Lee Bailey, Aduba said she saw examples of this type of love with her own mom and knew this was the role she wanted to play.

“It felt to me like such a love story in a sense when I was reading it,” Aduba explained. “The mother went pretty far for the love of her child and gave everything she had for the love of her child and that’s a story I’m familiar with. I’m a product of immigrants and I had a front row seat to my own mother doing the same for myself and my siblings, pouring all of her love and hope into us so that we could have as many different exposures as we possibly could.”

“I could connect to that idea and that story,” Aduba added.

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To learn more about Virginia Walden Ford, click here.

To learn more about School Choice: A Legacy to Keep, click here.

SCHOOL CHOICE: A LEGACY TO KEEP News!

Tuesday, October 22nd, 2019

THE MOVIE MISS VIRGINIA POWERFULLY DRAMATIZES THE URGENT NEED FOR SCHOOL CHOICE

What’s it like to have your life story told on the big screen?

The new movie Miss Virginia is based on the unlikely story of Virginia Walden Ford, who, as a single mother in Washington, D.C., in the early 2000s, fought to create a federally-funded private school voucher program that would allow poor kids—including her son—to escape failing public schools. Against long odds and institutional hostility, she succeeded and is played with fiery passion by Orange Is the New Black‘s Uzo Aduba. Matthew Modine, known for roles in Full Metal Jacket, Weeds, and Stranger Things, co-stars as a sympathetic congressman who helps win congressional authorization for the program.

The movie opens in select theaters and on streaming services on October 18. Go here for more information.

Walden Ford’s own backstory as a student is both harrowing and inspirational. She was among the early waves of black kids that integrated public schools in Little Rock, Arkansas, an experience that informed her actions as a parent. Her memoir of growing up in the segregated South and becoming a major figure in education reform, School Choice: A Legacy To Keep, will be published on November 21.

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To learn more about Virginia Walden Ford, click here.

To learn more about School Choice: A Legacy to Keep, click here.

REFLECTIONS OF A LIFE IN EXILE News!

Tuesday, October 22nd, 2019

INTERVIEW WITH REFLECTIONS ON A LIFE IN EXILE AUTHOR J.F. RIORDAN

Lake Effect essayist J.F. Riordan stops by WUWM 89.7 to discuss her newest book and make a plea for peace in public.

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To learn more about J.F. Riordan, click here.

To learn more about Riordan’s newest book, Reflections on a Life in Exile, click here.

THE EAST END News!

Wednesday, September 25th, 2019

FEATURE: WEBB HUBBELL, AUTHOR OF THE EAST END, IS FEATURED ON THE BECKER GROUP C-SUITE REPORTS PODCAST

This episode features Webb Hubbell. Webb is the author of the new book “The East End (A Jack Patterson Thriller Book 5)”. He is a nationally recognized award winning author and popular lecturer on the U.S. criminal justice system, politics and government, writing a novel, and life lessons from sports. He also writes, speaks, and advocates publicly on social issues including the inhumanity of solitary confinement, racial bias in the criminal justice system, the collateral consequences of a criminal conviction, the marijuana legalization movement, and the miracle of organ transplants.

Webb has held executive positions in government and industry, including Associate Attorney General of the United States, Chief Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court, Mayor of Little Rock, Ark., Managing Partner of the Rose Law Firm, and Executive and Chief Counsel for a large Washington-based commercial insurance company.

To listen to the podcast, click here.

To find out more about The East End by Webb Hubbell, click here.

THE WOMAN IN THE PARK News!

Wednesday, September 25th, 2019

FEATURE: THE ROSE CITY READER BOOK BLOG, TEASER TUESDAY: THE WOMAN IN THE PARK BY TERESA SORKIN AND TULLAN HOLMQVIST

It was amazing how much of a difference seeing Lawrence made, and not simply in the ways she would have expected. . . . She founded a wonderful new thrill to keep so vast a secret from her friend; Laura’s natural inquisitiveness only made it that much more of a challenge, as though getting through an interview with her might somehow prepare Sarah for the more daunting task of concealing the affair from her husband and her therapist.

– The Woman in the Park by Teresa Sorkin and Tullan Holmqvist. This psychological thriller finds a Manhattan wife and mother at the center of a woman’s disappearance from the park, but nothing is as it seems.

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THE LORD IS MY STRENGTH News!

Tuesday, September 24th, 2019

REACH TO TOUCH WITH MJ AND ERIC KAMPMANN

In this episode of Reach to Touch with MJ, author and publisher Eric Kampmann sits down with MJ to discuss his latest work, “The Lord is My Strength.”

Listen to the full interview here.

To learn more about The Lord is My Strength, click here.

UNLIKELY PILGRIM News!

Tuesday, September 24th, 2019

INTERVIEW WITH “UNLIKELY PILGRIM” AUTHOR AL REGNERY

Al Regnery discusses his book “Unlikely Pilgrim” with Doug Keck from Bookmark Brief.

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To learn more about Unlikely Pilgrim, click here.

THE SCHOOL CHOICE ROADMAP News!

Thursday, September 19th, 2019

FEATURE: HOW TO FIND THE RIGHT SCHOOL FOR YOUR CHILD? NEW BOOK OFFERS PRACTICAL SCHOOL CHOICE ADVICE FOR PARENTS

NEW YORK, Sept. 19, 2019 — Are you searching for a new school for your child—or do you know someone who is looking to find the right educational fit for their daughter or son? A new book by Andrew Campanella, The School Choice Roadmap: 7 Steps to Finding the Right School for Your Child, will likely provide jargon-free answers to many of your questions. (www.schoolchoiceroadmap.com)

Published by Beaufort Books and scheduled for release on January 20, 2020, The School Choice Roadmap is a practical guide to helping parents understand the different types of K-12 education options available in their states. The book provides seven steps that parents can use to find schools where their children will learn, succeed, and be happy—along with worksheets, exercises, and evaluations that parents can take to help guide their search process.

“What might be a perfect school for one student might not be a good fit for a child who lives right next door,” Campanella said. “Actively choosing a school or learning environment for your child allows you to select an education setting that best meets your child’s unique interests, and this book is here to help you through the process.”

According to Campanella, more parents in the United States today are actively choosing schools or learning environments for their children than at any other time in history. Approximately one third of parents now decide between traditional public schools, public charter schools, public magnet schools, online public schools, private schools, and homeschooling. The School Choice Roadmap provides an objective look at all of these options and does not encourage parents to choose one type of school over another.

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To learn more about The School Choice Roadmap, click here.

To learn more about Andrew Campanella, click here.

THE SCHOOL CHOICE ROADMAP News!

Thursday, September 19th, 2019

ADVANCED PRAISE FOR THE SCHOOL CHOICE ROADMAP

Endorsements are in for Andrew Campanella’s debut book, The School Choice Roadmap: 7 Steps to Finding the Right School for Your Child.

“At a time when school choice is viewed through the lens of politics, Andrew Campanella offers a practical guide —underscoring the reality that for families, school choice is personal, not political. And with more school options than ever, this book should help parents navigate a complex landscape.”
Ingrid Jacques, Columnist, The Detroit News

“An excellent book that will teach experts and parents something new. If enough people read it, the education system will be a little better for all.”
Jason Russell, The Washington Examiner

“Andrew Campanella is one of the most passionate and knowledgeable voices in the school choice movement. The School Choice Roadmap is an essential guide for parents who want to find a learning environment where their children will succeed.”
Virginia Walden Ford, Founder, D.C. Parents For School Choice

“Finally, a tool that truly puts parents in the driver’s seat when determining the best education for their child. Thank you, Andrew Campanella, for putting children and families first with a clear, easy to understand roadmap with no hidden agendas or bias.”
Wendy Howard, Founder, Celebrate Youth

As a parent, this is the book I wish I had years ago as my family began our school choice journey. The School Choice Roadmap is a practical guide that will support parents as they navigate all their educational options and empower them to make informed education decisions.”
Tillie Elvrum, Past President, National Coalition For Public School Options

“Andrew Campanella is one of the rare people who can talk about education policy and school choice in a way that is understandable, empowering, and practical. The School Choice Roadmap is a valuable resource that will benefit countless families.”
Lisa Graham Keegan, Former Arizona Superintendent Of Public Instruction

“Parents are always looking for trustworthy educational resources to help them with their children. This book provides parents the educational, navigational tools needed to make informed decisions regarding their child’s education.”
Cecilia Iglesias, President And Founder, The Parent Union

“The School Choice Roadmap empowers parents to choose the best school for their child and equips them with resources to take an active role throughout their child’s education. In writing this book, Andrew Campanella has made a significant contribution to the educational freedom movement in our nation.”
Deborah Hendrix, Executive Director, Parents Challenge

Pre-order The School Choice Roadmap here.

UNLIKELY PILGRIM News!

Wednesday, September 11th, 2019

FEATURE: UNLIKELY PILGRIM AUTHOR FEATURED ON THE BOOKMONGER PODCAST

Alfred S. Regnery, author of Unlikely Pilgrim, was a recent guest on John J. Miller’s podcast, The Bookmonger. Go listen to the episode here.