by Jana Hoff | Jul 11, 2013 | News, Parent Issues, Student Issues
Want to get kids to read? Perhaps you could tempt them by showing them the new video from the Seattle Public Library system. What, you ask, could be so tempting? They have created a video that shows when they broke the world record for the longest book domino chain...
by Supporting Education | Jul 10, 2013 | News, Parent Issues
If you have children, how much TV did you allow them to watch as toddlers? While some believe educational programming will help their child succeed, others feel exactly the opposite. They say television only stunts a child’s academic development. There are various...
by Supporting Education | Jul 8, 2013 | News, Profiles
Standard & Poor’s (S&P for short) might not exactly be an education institution, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t support education. S&P’s President, Douglas L. Peterson knows that a good education is a requirement of a stable...
by Supporting Education | Jul 5, 2013 | Parent Issues, Student Issues
Education matters, but what do you do if you are living out of your car? What if you have to sleep at a shelter because you are homeless? It can be very difficult to get a good education if you are constantly moving around. Over the course of a year, over 3,171...
by Supporting Education | Jul 4, 2013 | News, Profiles, Student Issues
Stephen Schwarzman, CEO of Blackstone, knows how important it is to give back–and that’s why he’s donated hundreds of millions of dollars over the years to educational causes. From the New York Public Library to scholarships in China, Schwarzman is...
