by Supporting Education | Jan 10, 2020 | News, Parent Issues, Student Issues
In 2019, 87 people in Western Washington, mostly in Kent and Issaquah were infected in two measles outbreaks. Measles, a highly infectious airborne virus, is a disease that was almost gone from the developed world, but still directly responsible for tens of thousands...
by Supporting Education | Dec 19, 2019 | News, Student Issues
At the center of the scandals involving for-profit colleges has been dishonesty about the value of their education. The schools under the Corinthian Colleges umbrella, which were all closed abruptly in 2015, lost their accreditation over their written promises that...
by Supporting Education | Nov 29, 2019 | News, Student Issues
Most universities require their students to carry some kind of health coverage, meeting whatever standard the university requires. They’re allowed to set adequate (which they’re allowed to define) coverage as a condition of enrollment, and they are allowed to sell...
by Supporting Education | Nov 25, 2019 | Parent Issues, Student Issues
Taking young children to the museum can be a trying experience. Short legs and short attention spans aren’t necessarily suited to how we traditionally think of museums—as massive somber spaces with wonderful things to see, but no running or playing allowed. But the...
by Supporting Education | Nov 15, 2019 | News, Student Issues
“Be brave enough to start conversations that matter” says a big blue sign on a menstrual hygiene display. The sign, and books about adolescent health, are sitting on tables at Colony High School in Palmer, Alaska. Colony, along with the other schools in the...
