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The Tuesday Letter

A monthly letter from Bridging Legacies Across Campuses (BLAC), sent the second Tuesday of every month.

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Getting through the door of a school is not the same as thriving inside it. I call the work in that gap Educational Navigation, and this letter is where I think out loud about it.

Once a month, on the second Tuesday, you get one story from the field, one idea you can bring to your school or your work, and one question. It is written for heads of school, trustees, educators, alumni, and families. Short, honest, and from me.

Access opens the door. Navigation is everything after.

Jonathan Lee, Founder, Bridging Legacies Across Campuses

One story. One idea. One question.

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Past letters

Jonathan and his daughter smiling in the car on the way to basketball practice

Before the Scoreboard Knew

The Tuesday Letter, No. 02. Sent to subscribers on Tuesday, November 10, 2026. This fall I coached two basketball teams at the YMCA, one for each of my kids. My son’s team is in fourth grade. We run real plays, and we went undefeated. My daughter's team, the Midnight Foxes, was playing its first season ever. They lost. Every game. Week after week, the kids showed up, practiced and lost again. Then came our last game of the season. I looked across the court at the other team a

It Was Just a Tuesday

The Tuesday Letter, No. 01. Sent to subscribers on Tuesday, October 27, 2026. This summer, at a community event, I set up a folding table with one question on it: Who helped you get here? I expected a few polite answers. I stood there most of the day. Almost everyone rocked back on their heels before they answered. Elders and teenagers, Seattle-born and transplanted, some in polished English and some in broken English. One older woman began with a father who was never there,