by Supporting Education | Mar 8, 2021 | News, Student Issues, Teacher Issues
There’s been a lot of research over the past century over the question of classroom discipline. Is “spare the rod, spoil the child,” the way? Time-outs, suspension, expulsion, “school resource officers?” For most of history, discipline has been along those lines....
by Supporting Education | Nov 16, 2020 | News
One of the loudest grievances the country has had with Trump’s administration the past four years is his choice of Secretary of Education – Amway heiress Betsy DeVos. DeVos was outspoken before and during her appointment about her preference for private and charter...
by Supporting Education | Sep 28, 2020 | News, Student Issues
A study funded by the Rockefeller Foundation and conducted by a team of researchers from the Margolis Center for Health Policy at Duke University took a good look at how testing rates are affecting the impact of COVID-19 around the country, looking to find the optimal...
by Supporting Education | Jul 13, 2020 | News, Student Issues
In the United Kingdom, current guidance requires that schools serve food including dairy with each meal, meat or poultry at least three days out of every five-day week, and oily fish (such as salmon or herring) at least once every fifteen days. This guidance is called...
by Supporting Education | Aug 2, 2019 | News, Student Issues
Like many schools, Wyoming Valley West School District in Pennsylvania struggles with the issue of lunch debt. In the 2018-19 school year, students who could not afford to pay for breakfasts and lunches racked up a total of over $20,000 in debt across the district....
