by Sarah Green | Nov 9, 2018 | News, Student Issues
Maine has a problem: a lack of youth. At 44, Maine’s population has the oldest median age in the country. The national median age is 39. But while Maine is popular among tourists, it doesn’t attract young adults, and particularly not young professionals. “The employer...
by Sarah Green | Oct 31, 2018 | News, Student Issues
The opening line from this article in The New York Times is a chilling one: “Tonight, about one out of every 10 students in New York City will sleep in a homeless shelter or in the homes of relatives,” wrote staff writer Eliza Shapiro. 114,659 students are either...
by Sarah Green | Oct 24, 2018 | News, Student Issues, Teacher Issues
When people talk about teaching positive consent to children, there is often a lot of reluctance. Many people link the topic inextricably to sex, and therefore assume it’s inappropriate in a third-grade classroom. But Liz Kleinrock, who teaches 8- and 9-year-olds at...
by Sarah Green | Oct 17, 2018 | News, Student Issues
Jackson County Early College is a new program in Michigan, open to all high school students in the County’s thirteen school districts. Called a “focused college credit” program, it places high school students in classes with college professors, supported by guidance...
by Sarah Green | Oct 11, 2018 | Parent Issues
Children get sick more often than adults. We all know it, and their schools know it. Current estimates say that school-age children catch eight viruses a year, and those are just the ones that make them noticeably ill. Currently the American Academy of Pediatrics...
