by Sarah Green | Dec 13, 2017 | News, Student Issues
Tiernan Kriner is eight years old, attends, Maine Memorial Elementary, and likes technology and robots. He’s also sick. Tiernan has Fanconi anemia, an inherited disease that makes him seven-hundred times more prone to cancer than the average person, as well as prone...
by Sarah Green | Dec 6, 2017 | Teacher Issues
Technology has never moved as quickly as it does today. Technology invented today is expected to be obsolete in three years, five tops. Even early adopters aren’t easily keeping up, let alone those who have limited time and resources. In a survey from edtech company...
by Sarah Green | Nov 29, 2017 | Student Issues
One of the most stressful things for most high school seniors is putting together and sending out college applications. Between writing essays, doing your homework, participating in sports, and all of the other things you’re doing during your senior year, it probably...
by Sarah Green | Nov 22, 2017 | Student Issues, Teacher Issues
As the holiday season goes into high gear, you might be struggling with STEM activities that reflect that theme. After all, the best way to get kids engaged in STEM is to provide them with fun activities that inspire their curiosity and problem-solving skills. The...
by Sarah Green | Nov 15, 2017 | News, Student Issues
The going theory today is that for our current economy to be at its healthiest, about three in five adults need to hold a postsecondary credential; which is to say, a degree or a vocational certification. Whether or not that’s a good thing or a blight of modern hiring...
by Sarah Green | Nov 8, 2017 | Student Issues
If you’re considering majoring in art, you’re more than likely torn between whether you should follow your head or follow your heart. Society loves to play off this dichotomy, as if people who are artistically inclined base all of their decisions off of emotion rather...
by Sarah Green | Nov 1, 2017 | Student Issues, Teacher Issues
Even as the general atmosphere for LGBT people becomes more accepting, the current administration is intent on eviscerating Title IX protections, which often cover transgender students, and rolling back civil rights protections for LGBT people. In more conservative...
by Sarah Green | Oct 25, 2017 | Student Issues
According to One.org, 130 million girls are being denied an education right this moment around the world. “Our leaders can make sure all girls get an education, but we need to put pressure on them to act. So we’re asking you to help us count every single girl out...
by Sarah Green | Oct 18, 2017 | Teacher Issues
A lot of the dialogue around teacher shortages revolves around urban areas—and particularly, poor urban areas. But the teacher shortage is affecting rural America, too, especially in the South. Rural areas face some unique challenges as compared to urban ones, and...
by Sarah Green | Oct 13, 2017 | News
Art school is about expanding your mind—and your repertoire—to include new ways of making art. For printmakers, one of those “new” ways is actually a very old one: encaustic painting, which involves adding colors to heated beeswax before applying it to wood or canvas....
