by Sarah Green | Aug 1, 2014 | Student Issues, Teacher Issues
Hands-on, experiential learning can be a great way to involve students of all ages in something that goes beyond the traditional classroom set-up. With the growing popularity of maker spaces—places specifically geared toward providing the community with technology,...
by Sarah Green | Jul 16, 2014 | Parent Issues, Student Issues, Teacher Issues
Science experiments are a fun way to get kids interested in science with hands-on experiments. Simply learning the facts doesn’t seem to interest a lot of kids – but actually seeing it does. Here are a few fun at-home science experiments you can do with whatever you...
by Sarah Green | Jul 9, 2014 | Parent Issues, Student Issues, Teacher Issues
A new program called HEARTS- Healthy Environments and Response to Trauma in Schools—has been making headway in San Francisco, which has seen a drop of 89% of suspensions within its schools. Children that are found to be dealing with trauma, violence at home,...
by Sarah Green | Jun 26, 2014 | News, Teacher Issues
Three hundred teachers and their supports have spoken out about the Bill & Melinda Gates foundation, citing its wide influence over the US education system. Activists have a website, Teachers’ Letters to Bill Gates, which provides a forum online for teachers to...
by Sarah Green | Jun 20, 2014 | News, Student Issues, Teacher Issues
According to a recent research report by the US Department of Education, over 25% of college students took at least one of their courses online in 2012. Of the US’s 21.1 million enrolled college students, 2.6 million took classes exclusively online. This follows 2.8...
