by Sarah Green | Jan 22, 2016 | News, Parent Issues, Student Issues
A coordinated wave of bomb threats put nine North Jersey school districts on lock-down this week. And happily, they were a hoax. But they pointed out a big problem for schools in the middle of an emergency like that – the hoard of parents flocking to the rescue. Even...
by Sarah Green | Dec 16, 2015 | News, Parent Issues, Student Issues
According to a study published by the Violence Prevention Initiative at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia suggests that teaching young girls problem-solving and leadership skills can help reduce relational aggression among young girls. Relational aggression...
by Sarah Green | Dec 14, 2015 | News, Parent Issues, Student Issues, Teacher Issues
Late in the evening on Wednesday, November 2, the House of Representatives approved the Every Child Succeeds Act, a broadly sweeping bill to revise (or outright replace) the unpopular No Child Left Behind law. Key in the revisions is the end of aggressive federal...
by Sarah Green | Dec 7, 2015 | News, Parent Issues, Student Issues
Parental aspiration for their children’s academic performance, the hopes or expectations that their kids will receive certain grades, can be a double edged sword. On the one hand, in moderation and with realistic goals, parental aspirations can help students achieve...
by Sarah Green | Oct 14, 2015 | Parent Issues
You want your child’s school to be perfect. It’s understandable. That’s your child going there, spending hours a day away from you in that institution, their future being shaped there day by day. And you’re a good parent; you want to do all you...
