by Sarah Green | Apr 4, 2014 | News, Parent Issues, Student Issues, Teacher Issues
It’s a ruling that could shake apart a billion dollar foundation in the sports business. On Sunday, the National Labor Relations Board allowed Northwestern University football players to unionize, in what many are calling the latest threat to the model of not paying...
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 Sarah Green | Mar 31, 2014 | News
Emory University has received a grant of $1 million from the Dalai Lama Trust to continue to support the endowment fund of The Robert A. Paul Emory-Tibet Science Initiative. This allowance will help fund a six-year science curriculum, that includes video libraries and...
by Sarah Green | Mar 28, 2014 | News, Parent Issues, Student Issues, Teacher Issues
Skepticism surrounding the Common Core Curriculum has grown in the past few months, but no state had decided to forgo the curriculum and pull out of the program – until now. Last month the Indiana State Senate voted 36-12 to advance a bill that would void all Common...
by Sarah Green | Mar 26, 2014 | Profiles
Ramona Pierson is the co-founder and CEO of Declara, a technology platform that uses algorithms and mathematics to develop specific, individualized learning paths for adults and organizations. After spending 18 months in a coma, Pierson decided to take education to a...
