by Sarah Green | Oct 14, 2014 | Parent Issues
Tutoring centers and private tutors are both options to help struggling students or those seeking extra attention. But which is better? The debate has gone on for years, and at the end of the day it comes down to what is best for each individual student. Here we will...
by Sarah Green | Oct 10, 2014 | News, Student Issues
On Wednesday October 8th, hundreds of Philadelphia high school students from at least two high schools walked out of classes in protest of a recent cancellation of labor agreements with the teachers’ union. The cancellation occurred early Monday morning in a rushed...
by Sarah Green | Oct 8, 2014 | News, Teacher Issues
One of the benefits brought to us by digital technology is the potential to supplement traditional learning practices with visual representations. This is very advantageous for visual learners who struggle to memorize data or who have to physically see things...
by Sarah Green | Oct 6, 2014 | News, Parent Issues, Teacher Issues
Researchers at the MIT Media Lab, Tufts University, and Playful Invention Company have designed ScratchJr, an iPad app designed to teach the basic principles behind coding languages to very young children. ScratchJr’s main audience is students as young as 5–7 years...
by Sarah Green | Oct 3, 2014 | News, Student Issues
With college tuition fees on the rise, and the rate of unemployment still looking dismal for new grads, law school hasn’t held as much appeal in recent years as it has in years past. Student loans, the American job market, and other factors have deterred many students...
by Sarah Green | Oct 1, 2014 | Student Issues
Community colleges are often viewed as second-rate, low quality, and inferior to universities in every way—but how much of this is true? Community college, sometimes called junior college, is not what it used to be. In fact, many students who studied and earned...
by Sarah Green | Sep 30, 2014 | News, Teacher Issues
The national controversy over history courses continues. While students in Denver protest changes to their history curriculum by a conservative-led school board, conservative activists are voicing concern about the new Advanced Placement US History (APUSH) course,...
by Sarah Green | Sep 26, 2014 | News, Student Issues
On Wednesday September 24th, nearly 1,000 Denver high school students from several area schools participated in a series of student demonstrations opposing proposed changes to high school history standards by a conservative-led school board. The demonstration was...
by Sarah Green | Sep 24, 2014 | News
On September 10th, University of Iowa President Sally Mason announced an ambitious proposal to the Iowa Board of Regents that would offer three-year bachelor’s degree programs to Iowa students. These new options would be available to students who would begin their...
by Sarah Green | Sep 23, 2014 | News
With more and more cases of sexual assault making headlines every day, it’s become clear that violence against women is socially endemic. According to the Rape, Abuse, & Incest National Network, (RAINN), “Every 2 minutes, another American is sexually assaulted,” a...
