by Sarah Green | Aug 18, 2015 | News, Parent Issues, Teacher Issues
On their home page, Repurpose Schoolbags spreads four quotes under the big header of FACTS: “Plastic pollution is estimated to be costing developing and industrialized nations up to $1.27 Billion annually as it threatens fishing, shipping, and tourism.” “Kerosene...
by Sarah Green | Aug 17, 2015 | News
In an interview with The Washington Post, Bill Boulding, dean of Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business, asserts that while many good leaders are simply born that way, people can also be taught to be smart, principled business heads. The world needs smart leaders...
by Sarah Green | Aug 15, 2015 | Student Issues
Becoming a better student can be difficult. Learn isn’t easy, and everyone has their own style of learning that is best for them. Therefore, standardized advice on becoming a great student can be difficult to come by. Luckily, below we’ve included a few...
by Sarah Green | Aug 14, 2015 | News
$100,000 a day is the fine levied against the state of Washington on Thursday, August 13th by the state’s Supreme Court. Unanimously signed by the nine justices, the fine is supposed to begin immediately, with payments put into a dedicated education account....
by Sarah Green | Aug 12, 2015 | News, Parent Issues
A recent study from the University of Chicago has found that parents’ anxiety about math could be negatively impacting their children’s ability to learn math, at least when their parents try to help them with their homework. Parents are often told to be involved in...