by Sarah Green | Sep 19, 2014 | Student Issues
For many people, attending law school is both an incredibly difficult and fulfilling experience. Despite the slowly recovering economy and unemployment rates, publications like The Washington Post claim that “law school remains a really, really good investment for...
by Sarah Green | Sep 19, 2014 | Parent Issues, Student Issues
With another school year beginning, students are heading back to college and most of them are ready to hit the ground running. Hopefully, these tips to success will help you start off the school year on a positive note. 1. Make good use of your syllabi. Class syllabi...
by Sarah Green | Sep 16, 2014 | Parent Issues, Student Issues, Teacher Issues
Experiential and collaborative learning is a new trend in the field of education, which aims to provide a more engaging hands-on experience for students. As this pedagogy has gained popularity, it has become clear that new spaces are needed to encourage a culture of...
by Sarah Green | Sep 8, 2014 | Guest Author, Parent Issues, Student Issues
Educators and lawmakers are always looking for ways to improve the education system, and lately those improvements have focused on teaching STEM, or science, technology, engineering, and math. The idea, say policymakers, advocates, and executives, is that more focus...
by Sarah Green | Aug 29, 2014 | News
Education Management Corporation, also known as EDMC, has a lineup of schools that includes Argosy University, Brown Mackie College and The Art Institutes. As of January 2013, EDMC operated 110 for profit colleges and universities in 32 U.S. states as well as in...
by Sarah Green | Aug 28, 2014 | News, Parent Issues, Student Issues, Teacher Issues
Virginia GOP Governor Bobby Jindal is suing the Obama administration over the recently-rolled-out Common Core standards for math and reading. Jindal says Washington is illegally manipulating grant money and regulations to the tune of $4.3 billion to force states to...
by Sarah Green | Aug 22, 2014 | News
The school year in Israel is set to begin September 1 despite unfortified buildings and continued civil unrest, said Education Minister Shai Piron. About two million students of all ages are registered, and almost 165,000 teachers and educators are set to open...
by Sarah Green | Aug 20, 2014 | Parent Issues, Student Issues
A recent poll by Reason-Rupe found that 57% of Americans feel that only children who win should receive a trophy, instead of everyone receiving one for participating. 40% felt that every child should receive one. Gender, race and ethic differences also come to light...
by Sarah Green | Aug 15, 2014 | Profiles
Prep for Prep was established in 1978, and selects New York City’s most promising students of color and prepares them for placement into top independent schools. For the past thirty years, 150 low-income New York fifth-and-seventh grade children are selected from a...
by Sarah Green | Aug 13, 2014 | Parent Issues, Student Issues, Teacher Issues
It may be a leap to dispute the American Academy of Pediatrics’s recommendation for zero TV-watching (or any media use) for kids younger than two, but surprisingly, there are a variety of studies showing that educational TV can have a positive impact on kids...
