by Sarah Green | Apr 11, 2018 | News, Student Issues
Legally, the schools in Jefferson County, Alabama, have been racially desegregated since a federal court order in 1971. But from the first day, when mothers of white students spat at black children entering their schools, there has been local resistance. Recently,...
by Sarah Green | Apr 4, 2018 | News, Student Issues
The Regeneron Science Talent Search (Regeneron STS) is the oldest and most prestigious of student science competitions. Finalists win purses that add up to nearly $2 million from the Society for Science and the Public, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit. The...
by Sarah Green | Mar 28, 2018 | News, Student Issues
Philando Castile was a school cafeteria supervisor in a public school in St. Paul, Minnesota, before he was killed in 2016 by a police officer during a traffic stop. His death made him famous. But he was a star in life, too. “Philando was ‘Mr. Phil’ to the...
by Sarah Green | Mar 21, 2018 | Parent Issues, Teacher Issues
When we decide to homeschool, it’s important to evaluate our own shortfalls as teachers. Everyone has an area of interest, and that’s wonderful, but it’s so very important not to let our children be left behind in topics we don’t like or...
by Sarah Green | Mar 14, 2018 | Student Issues
School is exhausting. We all know it. Whether you’re in middle school, high school, college, or a graduate program, school is a never-ending intellectual effort. And whether it’s trying to do two hours of homework every night after soccer practice, cramming for a test...
