by Supporting Education | Sep 27, 2013 | Profiles, Student Issues
E3 Alliance is a Texas-based organization working for economic and educational change. Their organization works with school districts, businesses and nonprofits to “fix” what ails the public school system. Their name contains the word alliance for a reason. Their...
by Jana Hoff | Sep 26, 2013 | Parent Issues, Teacher Issues
Your child is going on their first field trip. Maybe it’s to the zoo or the aquarium. You receive a letter in the mail asking for volunteers to chaperone. Great, you think! I’m free on that day, and I’d love to accompany a group of kids to wherever they’re going. ...
by Jana Hoff | Sep 23, 2013 | News, Parent Issues, Student Issues, Teacher Issues
If you have any children over the age of three and under the age of 20, chances are you have heard of Minecraft. If not, it’s a simple video game in which players build structures. There’s almost no violence, and the graphics look very blocky since it’s built in...
by Supporting Education | Sep 20, 2013 | Profiles, Teacher Issues
If you are a teacher or educator, chances are you have heard of the NEA, or the National Education Association. However, you may not have heard of the SEA, if you’re not from Seattle. It stands for the Seattle Education Association. One of the biggest pieces of what...
by Jana Hoff | Sep 18, 2013 | News, Teacher Issues
Oh Macklemore, how could you have known what a stir your song would cause? “Same Love”, the song heard around the world, has once again made headlines. A school teacher has again been reprimanded for playing the song the North Carolina superintendent called...