by Sarah Green | Sep 19, 2014 | Parent Issues, Student Issues
With another school year beginning, students are heading back to college and most of them are ready to hit the ground running. Hopefully, these tips to success will help you start off the school year on a positive note. 1. Make good use of your syllabi. Class syllabi...
by Sarah Green | Sep 16, 2014 | Parent Issues, Student Issues, Teacher Issues
Experiential and collaborative learning is a new trend in the field of education, which aims to provide a more engaging hands-on experience for students. As this pedagogy has gained popularity, it has become clear that new spaces are needed to encourage a culture of...
by Sarah Green | Sep 8, 2014 | Guest Author, Parent Issues, Student Issues
Educators and lawmakers are always looking for ways to improve the education system, and lately those improvements have focused on teaching STEM, or science, technology, engineering, and math. The idea, say policymakers, advocates, and executives, is that more focus...
by Sarah Green | Aug 28, 2014 | News, Parent Issues, Student Issues, Teacher Issues
Virginia GOP Governor Bobby Jindal is suing the Obama administration over the recently-rolled-out Common Core standards for math and reading. Jindal says Washington is illegally manipulating grant money and regulations to the tune of $4.3 billion to force states to...
by Sarah Green | Aug 20, 2014 | Parent Issues, Student Issues
A recent poll by Reason-Rupe found that 57% of Americans feel that only children who win should receive a trophy, instead of everyone receiving one for participating. 40% felt that every child should receive one. Gender, race and ethic differences also come to light...
