by Sarah Green | Aug 28, 2014 | News, Parent Issues, Student Issues, Teacher Issues
Virginia GOP Governor Bobby Jindal is suing the Obama administration over the recently-rolled-out Common Core standards for math and reading. Jindal says Washington is illegally manipulating grant money and regulations to the tune of $4.3 billion to force states to...
by Sarah Green | Aug 22, 2014 | News
The school year in Israel is set to begin September 1 despite unfortified buildings and continued civil unrest, said Education Minister Shai Piron. About two million students of all ages are registered, and almost 165,000 teachers and educators are set to open...
by Sarah Green | Aug 20, 2014 | Parent Issues, Student Issues
A recent poll by Reason-Rupe found that 57% of Americans feel that only children who win should receive a trophy, instead of everyone receiving one for participating. 40% felt that every child should receive one. Gender, race and ethic differences also come to light...
by Sarah Green | Aug 15, 2014 | Profiles
Prep for Prep was established in 1978, and selects New York City’s most promising students of color and prepares them for placement into top independent schools. For the past thirty years, 150 low-income New York fifth-and-seventh grade children are selected from a...
by Sarah Green | Aug 13, 2014 | Parent Issues, Student Issues, Teacher Issues
It may be a leap to dispute the American Academy of Pediatrics’s recommendation for zero TV-watching (or any media use) for kids younger than two, but surprisingly, there are a variety of studies showing that educational TV can have a positive impact on kids...
