by Jana Hoff | Aug 12, 2013 | Parent Issues, Teacher Issues
An entire school career can be a wild ride. Looking back, what do you remember? Maybe you had a bad photo taken on picture day in elementary school. Maybe you got braces in middle school. Maybe you attended your high school prom with your sweetheart. There were...
by Jana Hoff | Aug 2, 2013 | Parent Issues, Student Issues, Teacher Issues
My kid hates school. What do I do? That is a great question. The first step is that you actually care. Believe it or not, there are parents out there who simply do not care about their child’s academic success. So, congratulations on being a loving, caring...
by Supporting Education | Jul 30, 2013 | Profiles
Not everyone has a positive role model to look up to. Not everyone has a guide to show you how to live or how to study. That is where the Boys and Girls Clubs of America comes in. They offer solutions for students who are at risk for dropping out. They offer a...
by Jana Hoff | Jul 15, 2013 | News, Parent Issues, Student Issues, Teacher Issues
While the battle over how to “fix” schools continues to rage, there are some places in the world where the fight is over whether you can even go to school at all. Should we switch to charter schools? How should we compensate teachers? How important is standardized...
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...