by Sarah Green | Nov 15, 2013 | News, Parent Issues, Student Issues, Teacher Issues
How is America doing, educationally? Last week, the U.S. Department of Education released the 2013 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), or the Nation’s Report Card. So what’s the verdict? Things are getting better, slowly. “The 2013 NAEP report card...
by Sarah Green | Nov 13, 2013 | News, Parent Issues, Student Issues, Teacher Issues
It’s been nearly a year since the devastating events at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. Many may even remember where they were, or what they were doing, when they first heard the news: that a lone gunman had killed dozens of children and adults...
by Sarah Green | Nov 11, 2013 | News, Parent Issues, Student Issues, Teacher Issues
The United States and other countries have, for the past few years, been intensely focused on bringing technology into the classroom. Kids love computers, and indeed, having access to the World Wide Web presents some fantastic learning opportunities. Programs like...
by Sarah Green | Nov 8, 2013 | News, Parent Issues, Student Issues, Teacher Issues
Recently, we wrote about the opportunities for students that participate in Moody’s Mega Math Challenge, and now are happy to report that the annual challenge is expanding to 17 more states! The competition, also known as the M3 Challenge, is a reminder to...
by Sarah Green | Nov 6, 2013 | News, Parent Issues, Student Issues, Teacher Issues
One of today’s hottest education topics is STEM—Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics—programs. President Obama himself has said that the United States needs to focus more on science and math, and schools across the nation have begun adopting the STEM...
