by Sarah Green | Jul 5, 2017 | News, Parent Issues, Student Issues, Teacher Issues
In a recent poll conducted by the Hart Research Associates for the American Federation of Teachers, nearly half of the people who voted for Donald Trump in the 2016 election oppose his education agenda. The poll is based on online interviews conducted from June 3 to...
by Sarah Green | Jan 20, 2017 | News, Parent Issues, Student Issues, Teacher Issues
By now videos and transcripts of Betsy DeVos’s education confirmation hearing have made the rounds, marking this as the first hearing to go viral on social media. The videos show DeVos unable to answer a variety of questions posed to her about guns in schools, federal...
by Sarah Green | Mar 4, 2015 | News
Chilean students continue to push for educational reforms in Chile, following the passing of groundbreaking legislation by Chilean President Michelle Bachelet last month. Under the new law, profits, tuition fees, and selective admissions practices in any privately...
by Sarah Green | Dec 30, 2013 | News, Parent Issues, Student Issues, Teacher Issues
As 2013 comes to a close, we find ourselves once more on the eve of the New Year. And, as we do every year, many of us are asking ourselves what this year will bring. We make resolutions, plan for the future, and try to predict what will come to pass. This isn’t just...
by Supporting Education | Dec 3, 2012 | News
Since 2009, over 1,000 schools in the U.S. have increased the amount of time children spend in school. Now, five states, including Colorado, Massachusetts, New York, Connecticut, and Tennessee have decided to crank school time up a notch, adding 300 hours to the...