by Sarah Green | Feb 7, 2018 | News, Parent Issues, Student Issues, Teacher Issues
The winter of 2017-18 is seeing one of the worst flu seasons on record, with 49 states seeing substantial flu activity and 39 of those seeing “especially high activity,” according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Schools, which are particularly...
by Sarah Green | Feb 2, 2018 | Student Issues
Obsessed with shoes? Turn your passion into a high-paying career by learning how to design high-performance footwear. Below is a list of reputable colleges that offer shoe design programs. Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA)
Location: Portland, OR Last year, PNCA...
by Sarah Green | Jan 31, 2018 | News, Student Issues
In 2016, Ballou High School in Washington, D.C. made headlines; every one of their 164 seniors had not only graduated, but had been accepted into college. A 100-percent success rate for the school, on the surface. But a closer look, taken in a joint investigation by...
by Sarah Green | Jan 24, 2018 | Student Issues
Online college programs are popular, with nearly two percent of the U.S. population enrolled in at least one course at any given time (according to a 2015 study). They come from public schools, from private non-profits and for-profits, though recent years (and recent...
by Sarah Green | Jan 17, 2018 | News, Student Issues
Back in 2011, something insidious happened to our schools. Federal funding for civics education was quietly removed from the national budget for education. One year later, only nine states required any basic understanding in civics as a prerequisite for graduation....
by Sarah Green | Jan 10, 2018 | Student Issues
“I want to know if something isn’t right at Mt. Juliet High School,” said Principal Mel Brown, about the new app he’s using in his school to let students speak up anonymously about bullying. STOPit, an app developed by Todd Schnobel, calls itself a...
by Sarah Green | Jan 3, 2018 | Student Issues
Guess what? You’re in luck! You’ve been accepted by several colleges. But now you have to choose which one you’re going to attend. There are a lot of factors at work in figuring out which college or university will provide the best experience for you, both...
by Sarah Green | Dec 27, 2017 | News, Teacher Issues
Every year in April, the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) awards a very special title: National Teacher of the Year. For 65 years, the nonprofit agency has supported and scrutinized teachers in all U.S. territories. They have no official standing or...
by Sarah Green | Dec 20, 2017 | News, Student Issues
Approximately seven out of every 10 2016 high school graduates enrolled in college, whether that meant private school, public university, community college, or Ivy League. And it looks like that trend is going to continue this year. In all, 20.4 million students are...
by Sarah Green | Dec 15, 2017 | Parent Issues, Student Issues
In 2014, British artist Jake Chapman famously decried taking children to art galleries, adding that it was a “total waste of time.” In an interview with The Independent, Chapman went as far as to call parents “arrogant” for thinking their children could comprehend the...
