On May 8 we attended the Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility (VBSR) conference.

As teen anxiety soared, teachers and leaders fled the profession, suspensions and expulsions increased, and external pressures to “increase scores” pressed in, the idea of the Holistic Restorative Education Symposium was born.

We talked at our Starling Collaborative team meeting today about the changes occurring in our country that are starting to impact our work and our field. I came away from the conversation with deep gratitude for the team I work with and that we are in this work together. I also came out of our conversation with several insights.