by Sarah Green | Oct 16, 2013 | News, Parent Issues, Student Issues, Teacher Issues
Standardized tests have been a huge source of controversy in the education world for some time. Everyone wants to find a way to ensure that all our kids are learning and that every child has equal opportunity to succeed. Unfortunately, we all seem to have different...
by Jana Hoff | Jul 19, 2013 | Parent Issues, Student Issues, Teacher Issues
Everyone remembers their best or favorite teacher. Maybe they were the one who convinced you to follow your heart and become a writer. Maybe they were the one who opened your eyes to things happening on the other side of the globe. Maybe you were just feeling sad...
by Sarah Green | May 13, 2013 | News
Toxic environments can make a potentially great job terrible, a once happy family miserable, and a place of learning detrimental. And according to one Southeastern Louisiana University professor, James D. Kirylo, that’s just what standardized tests are doing to our...
by Sarah Green | May 6, 2013 | News
With the rise of technology has come the rise of online courses—and with that, cheating has become easier than ever. Now online courses are utilizing technology to try and prevent cheating—but it remains to be seen just how effective such strategies are. Some...