by Sarah Green | Sep 16, 2016 | Student Issues, Teacher Issues
We’ve become increasingly aware in recent years that bullying is a serious problem faced by children throughout their lives, but that awareness has been focused on the elementary and high school years. According to a recent study appearing in the journal Social...
by Sarah Green | Apr 2, 2016 | News
In a political climate that seems to confuse the right to discriminate with the right to religious freedom, it’s easy to feel tired of hearing that phrase come up in the news. But the Department of Justice, together with the Department of Education, is making a...
by Sarah Green | Jul 10, 2015 | News
Being bullied is a horrible feeling. There’s a lot of powerlessness, some fear, some guilt. It’s a lot to deal with when you’re already struggling with everything else that’s a part of school, puberty, and growing up. And our schools...
by Sarah Green | Apr 2, 2014 | News, Parent Issues, Student Issues, Teacher Issues
An unconventional approach to today’s modern thinking is making waves around the world. A New Zealand principal in charge of 500 students in Auckland has started throwing off the shackles of playground rules that the administration had installed. Ones that at one...
by Supporting Education | Jul 3, 2013 | Parent Issues, Student Issues, Teacher Issues
Supposedly, education has nothing to do with what you wear. Yet, it has enough to do with it that students have been asked to go home and change and have even been expelled for it. Most schools have a dress code even if that doesn’t include a uniform. Most children...