by Sarah Green | Sep 3, 2015 | Parent Issues, Student Issues
Labor Day weekend is upon us, that means that summer is coming to an end and that school is just around the corner. Are you ready for your little one’s first day of school? What about your child? Check out these five questions that you should ask your...
by Sarah Green | Aug 31, 2015 | Student Issues
While many students look upon the advent of summer with wide grins and visions of impending laziness, others see it as a time to pack more unique experiences into their resumes and college applications. Massive open online courses, or MOOCs, are popping up on more and...
by Sarah Green | Aug 27, 2015 | News, Other
It is fair to say that education and philanthropy are intimately linked. In fact, many people like to use the power and privilege that their education and success have provided them to give back to the communities they are from. Renowned Miami litigator Kendall Coffey...
by Sarah Green | Aug 24, 2015 | News
Ask anyone who No Child Left Behind benefits. The children who would be left behind, of course. The controversial (and finally fading out) policy was always focused on boosting students who did not flourish on their own or with the support of typical education...
by Sarah Green | Aug 21, 2015 | News
A year ago, students at Enadia Way Elementary School were afraid that their garden, 10,000 square feet of flowers, fruit trees, and vegetables, was going to be a casualty of the drought currently wreaking havoc in Southern California. Since 2009 when the garden began...
by Sarah Green | Aug 18, 2015 | News, Parent Issues, Teacher Issues
On their home page, Repurpose Schoolbags spreads four quotes under the big header of FACTS: “Plastic pollution is estimated to be costing developing and industrialized nations up to $1.27 Billion annually as it threatens fishing, shipping, and tourism.” “Kerosene...
by Sarah Green | Aug 17, 2015 | News
In an interview with The Washington Post, Bill Boulding, dean of Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business, asserts that while many good leaders are simply born that way, people can also be taught to be smart, principled business heads. The world needs smart leaders...
by Sarah Green | Aug 15, 2015 | Student Issues
Becoming a better student can be difficult. Learn isn’t easy, and everyone has their own style of learning that is best for them. Therefore, standardized advice on becoming a great student can be difficult to come by. Luckily, below we’ve included a few...
by Sarah Green | Aug 14, 2015 | News
$100,000 a day is the fine levied against the state of Washington on Thursday, August 13th by the state’s Supreme Court. Unanimously signed by the nine justices, the fine is supposed to begin immediately, with payments put into a dedicated education account....
by Sarah Green | Aug 12, 2015 | News, Parent Issues
A recent study from the University of Chicago has found that parents’ anxiety about math could be negatively impacting their children’s ability to learn math, at least when their parents try to help them with their homework. Parents are often told to be involved in...
