by Supporting Education | May 24, 2013 | Profiles
There are millions of students, teachers, parents, principals, and education advocates in the United States. Such a large group of people breeds a diverse set of beliefs regarding what is best for the American school system. Diane Ravitch is one person who has been...
by Supporting Education | May 24, 2013 | News
Who spoke at your college graduation? Do you even remember? Maybe it was the class valedictorian, or maybe it was somebody more famous. On a cold drizzly morning, actress Kerry Washington spoke at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. The lucky...
by Supporting Education | May 22, 2013 | News
Wouldn’t you like to roll out of bed and go to class in your pajamas? Why bother with a hair brush if you aren’t going to see anyone in person? This is the reality for many students who attend classes via the web. The questions we need to ask ourselves are whether...
by Supporting Education | May 20, 2013 | News
Once upon a time, technology in the classroom meant that the teacher had a mini-fridge plugged into a wall socket. That is no longer the case. These days we are inundated by a plethora of social media, computers, smart boards, I-pods, I-pads and other I-technology. ...
by Supporting Education | May 18, 2013 | News
New Yorkers who are also residents of NYCHA should consider furthering their education at the City University of New York (CUNY). The two have teamed up to offer about ten exclusive $1,000 scholarships to NYCHA residents. With these scholarships, NYCHA hopes to...
by Supporting Education | May 18, 2013 | News
School is challenging enough with all the essays to write and math to absorb. It can become a thousand more times frightening when confronted by a bully every day. But what is bullying, and how and when does it occur? Bullying can be physical, verbal or emotional....
by Supporting Education | May 17, 2013 | News
One of the greatest parts of the United States is the fact that everyone is entitled to a free quality education. But as we age as a country, continuing that education past what the country provides for free is becoming more and more necessary for later success....
by Supporting Education | May 16, 2013 | News
When Jenny Lai, Abram Sanderson, Amy Xiong, Lynn Zhang, and Roy Zhao boarded the plane to go back home from New York City, they were $20,000 richer than when they arrived. That’s because the five seniors from Plymouth, Minnesota were chosen as the 2013 Champions for...
by Sarah Green | May 13, 2013 | News
Toxic environments can make a potentially great job terrible, a once happy family miserable, and a place of learning detrimental. And according to one Southeastern Louisiana University professor, James D. Kirylo, that’s just what standardized tests are doing to our...
by Sarah Green | May 11, 2013 | News
Billionaire Ronald Perelman made headlines last week for his record donation of $100 million to Columbia Business School—matching Henry Kravis of KKR for the highest donation ever. Perelman is the chairman and CEO of MacAndrews & Forbes and a member of the FORBES...
