by Supporting Education | Apr 15, 2020 | News, Parent Issues, Student Issues
In the middle of March, hundreds rallied on the steps of the Washington State Capitol Building to protest a bill that would require sex and health education for every student in the state, at every age. They called on Governor Jay Inslee to veto Senate Bill 5395,...
by Supporting Education | Mar 20, 2020 | News, Parent Issues, Student Issues
With schools across the country closed to help slow the spread of COVID-19, parents everywhere are looking for options to help diversify their home education options. Here is a small selection of free education resources for a variety of subjects. Math Prodigy Math...
by Supporting Education | Jan 10, 2020 | News, Parent Issues, Student Issues
In 2019, 87 people in Western Washington, mostly in Kent and Issaquah were infected in two measles outbreaks. Measles, a highly infectious airborne virus, is a disease that was almost gone from the developed world, but still directly responsible for tens of thousands...
by Supporting Education | Nov 25, 2019 | Parent Issues, Student Issues
Taking young children to the museum can be a trying experience. Short legs and short attention spans aren’t necessarily suited to how we traditionally think of museums—as massive somber spaces with wonderful things to see, but no running or playing allowed. But the...
by Supporting Education | Nov 4, 2019 | News, Parent Issues, Student Issues
Certain parts of the way we operate schools in America are embedded in tradition. Our parents did it one way, so they want to perpetuate that, even in the face of changing cultural needs or scientific proof that a change may be in order. Frog dissections. Football...
