by Supporting Education | Aug 12, 2016 | News, Teacher Issues
“Harry Potter and the Deathly Donald?” is the name of an actual paper. The study, authored by Dr. Diana C. Mutz of the University of Pennsylvania, found that people who have read Harry Potter books have a lower opinion of Donald Trump, regardless of gender, party...
by Supporting Education | Aug 11, 2016 | News, Parent Issues
A number of studies have shown that breast milk contributes to children’s health, but a new study has shown that it can have positive effects on the development of their brains as well. In a study of 180 preterm babies, researchers found that children who received...
by Supporting Education | Aug 9, 2016 | Teacher Issues
In 2004, teaching degrees were awarded to 106,300 students in the US. Even then, that didn’t fill the need. But those numbers have since slipped even further. In 2014, only 98,900 education graduates crossed the boards, and the numbers have continued that...
by Supporting Education | Jul 26, 2016 | Other, Student Issues
Study after study has shown that children from poor families, especially those living below the poverty line, tend not to perform as well as children from wealthier families. There have been a lot of arguments to explain this, and it’s not uncommon for those arguments...
by Supporting Education | Apr 21, 2016 | News
In New York City, there is a private school that has taken to heart the bit of advice ‘make learning fun.’ Quest to Learn, which opened in 2009 for students sixth grade through ninth, is a small school that centers its entire curriculum around the concept...
