by Sarah Green | Dec 4, 2014 | News, Student Issues, Teacher Issues
The revised Advanced Placement US History curriculum, commonly known as APUSH for the sake of brevity, is once again coming under fire. This time, the North Carolina State Board of Education and the College Board will discuss APUSH. We have written before about this...
by Sarah Green | Nov 18, 2014 | News, Parent Issues, Teacher Issues
Learning how to read and write are the first big milestones in a child’s education. Rosetta Stone Inc., whom you have probably heard of from their popular foreign language-learning software, has worked in collaboration with the experts at Lexia Learning to create an...
by Sarah Green | Nov 15, 2014 | News, Parent Issues, Student Issues, Teacher Issues
Typefaces and fonts might seem like something that only graphic designers and typographers might care about. However, readable typefaces are incredibly important to many people that have learning disabilities. People with dyslexia are one of these groups. According to...
by Sarah Green | Nov 5, 2014 | News, Teacher Issues
You’ve seen the colorful walls of kindergarten classrooms, adorned with crate paper, numbers, the alphabet, funny pictures, and charming animals. This has become the standard for kindergarten classrooms across the country, likely fueled by the rise of learning supply...
by Sarah Green | Nov 4, 2014 | News, Teacher Issues
According to a study out of Queen’s University in Ontario, four minutes of physical activity can improve the behavior of elementary school students. The study was lead by researcher and professor in the School of Kinesiology and Health Studies Brendon Gurd. Gurd’s...
