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Alina Adams

Alina Adams is a New York City mom of 3 school-age children and a New York Times best-selling author of soap-opera tie-ins, figure-skating mysteries and romance novels. She is a contributing writer to TODAY Show Parenting, Mommy Poppins, BlogHer, Red Tricycle, Café Mom, and Kveller.

Published Articles & Media

Blog
June 13, 2024
I Watched the Parenting on Young Sheldon . . . and Did the Exact Opposite
A New York mother of three took a cue from the sitcom for how not to parent a gifted child
Blog
June 30, 2017
A Parent’s View of Mixed Ability Classrooms From the Top – And Bottom – Of the Class
Parents are willing to go to schools with racial diversity and socioeconomic diversity, just not academic diversity.
Blog
May 5, 2017
Why I Go To Parent-Teacher Conferences, Or, The Flip Side of Accountability
I go to parent-teacher conferences because I want teachers to know my kid has an advocate.
Blog
March 22, 2017
Why You Do NOT Want Me On Your Education Council
I may have my own ideas about what makes a good school, I just don’t believe that I have the right to impose my views on you.
Blog
March 9, 2017
School Choice Goes To the Movies
Everything anyone needs to know about school choice – who benefits from it and who opposes it – was summarized in the first few minutes of the movie Hidden Figures … and in the trailer right before it.
Blog
March 3, 2017
Is the US Education Bar Set Too Low For All Kids?
What if the city opened more accelerated schools, and, instead of testing in, parents were given a choice about whether to enroll their children
Blog
January 27, 2017
Who Really Benefits From Dual Language Education?
Are English Language Learners well served by the programs? Do their families even want them?
Blog
January 5, 2017
If a Charter School Operated Like This Non-Charter ‘Public’ School It Would Be Shut Down
Hunter College Elementary School and High School receive public funds but are not run by the NYC Department of Education.
Blog
December 19, 2016
A NYC Mom Asks, “Why Aren’t Un-Zoned Schools Held to the Same Standards as Charter Schools?”
When selective public schools attract high-performing students and involved parents, nobody complains.

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Alina Adams

Published Articles & Media

I Watched the Parenting on Young Sheldon . . . and Did the Exact Opposite

A Parent’s View of Mixed Ability Classrooms From the Top – And Bottom – Of the Class

Why I Go To Parent-Teacher Conferences, Or, The Flip Side of Accountability

Why You Do NOT Want Me On Your Education Council

School Choice Goes To the Movies

Is the US Education Bar Set Too Low For All Kids?

Who Really Benefits From Dual Language Education?

If a Charter School Operated Like This Non-Charter ‘Public’ School It Would Be Shut Down

A NYC Mom Asks, “Why Aren’t Un-Zoned Schools Held to the Same Standards as Charter Schools?”

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