by Sarah Green | Sep 16, 2014 | Parent Issues, Student Issues, Teacher Issues
Experiential and collaborative learning is a new trend in the field of education, which aims to provide a more engaging hands-on experience for students. As this pedagogy has gained popularity, it has become clear that new spaces are needed to encourage a culture of...
by Sarah Green | Sep 8, 2014 | Guest Author, Parent Issues, Student Issues
Educators and lawmakers are always looking for ways to improve the education system, and lately those improvements have focused on teaching STEM, or science, technology, engineering, and math. The idea, say policymakers, advocates, and executives, is that more focus...
by Sarah Green | Aug 29, 2014 | News
Education Management Corporation, also known as EDMC, has a lineup of schools that includes Argosy University, Brown Mackie College and The Art Institutes. As of January 2013, EDMC operated 110 for profit colleges and universities in 32 U.S. states as well as in...
by Sarah Green | Aug 28, 2014 | News, Parent Issues, Student Issues, Teacher Issues
Virginia GOP Governor Bobby Jindal is suing the Obama administration over the recently-rolled-out Common Core standards for math and reading. Jindal says Washington is illegally manipulating grant money and regulations to the tune of $4.3 billion to force states to...
by Sarah Green | Aug 22, 2014 | News
The school year in Israel is set to begin September 1 despite unfortified buildings and continued civil unrest, said Education Minister Shai Piron. About two million students of all ages are registered, and almost 165,000 teachers and educators are set to open...
