by Jana Hoff | Aug 6, 2013 | News, Parent Issues, Student Issues, Teacher Issues
There are really two ways to look at guns in schools. One is that they protect teachers and students. The other way is that they endanger them. Of those two opinions, never the twain shall meet. This fall, more than 20 teachers, administrators and school employees...
by Jana Hoff | Jul 22, 2013 | News, Parent Issues
If you are planning a family, where you decide to live matters. It can be daunting to try to put all the puzzle pieces neatly together. You will need to think about proximity to good schools, parks, community centers, grocery shopping, daycare centers and other...
by Jana Hoff | Jul 17, 2013 | News, Parent Issues, Student Issues, Teacher Issues
Focus sounds like such a positive word. It sounds like the stuff of astronauts and long-distance runners. Yet, the state now uses this term to describe a failing school. It is a school which will go under intense scrutiny and focus until it miraculously changes. ...
by Jana Hoff | Jul 15, 2013 | News, Parent Issues, Student Issues, Teacher Issues
While the battle over how to “fix” schools continues to rage, there are some places in the world where the fight is over whether you can even go to school at all. Should we switch to charter schools? How should we compensate teachers? How important is standardized...
by Jana Hoff | Jul 11, 2013 | News, Parent Issues, Student Issues
Want to get kids to read? Perhaps you could tempt them by showing them the new video from the Seattle Public Library system. What, you ask, could be so tempting? They have created a video that shows when they broke the world record for the longest book domino chain...
