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I started the week watching a video on the Descent of Venezuela. Sixteen years ago, Venezuela was the breadbasket of South America. A country that is as oil rich as Saudi Arabia, yet today my friend Emilio has to mail boxes of food to his mother who stayed there. She can’t leave, and he can’t […]
A crazy political season is upon us again, and everyone seems to have an opinion. Experts spend their days conducting and publishing polls to publicize where public opinion is leaning. Meanwhile, the most outspoken folks are closely following polling data and tempering their comments accordingly. So, what do the polls say? Check out this […]
What would you do if your child was not thriving in his or her public school? If they weren’t receiving the special needs services that truly helped them participate? If they were being bullied? If you, as a parent, just knew that a traditional classroom environment wasn’t a good fit? What if you could […]
The 2018 Policy Circle Leadership Summit recognized six of our members for their efforts in circle growth, member engagement, and member experience. In addition to a beautiful commemorative bowl, The Policy Circle partnered with Summit sponsor, the State Policy Network (SPN) to present six fully-paid scholarships to SPN’s annual meeting in Salt Lake City in […]
Last month, a Chicago suburban mother sent her 8 year old out to walk the dog around the block, only to have a neighbor call the police who arrived at the mother’s doorstep. Ironically, the police response is what actually what traumatized the young girl. The story made national news and highlighted the concerning trend that children are […]
Join The Policy Circle and the Kansas Policy Institute for a discussion featuring well-known author Lenore Skenazy on fostering self-sufficiency, independence and decision-making in young children Lenore is the author of Free Range Kids and founder of its companion website, FreeRange Kids.com, and host of the TV series “World’s Worst Mom” (Discovery/TLC). “We have […]