National Bullying Prevention Month is celebrated in October in the United States. It is recognized in communities across the country, with hundreds of schools and organizations signing on as partners and engaging in activities, education, and awareness building. Bullying has come more into focus in recent years as a threat to the health and welfare … Read More
Early learners are at a big disadvantage when it comes to federally funded educational programs. Research tells us that less than half of low-income children have access to high-quality early childhood education programs. This is important because skills developed in the first five years of life greatly influence success in later life. Lack of federal … Read More
There is a growing awareness among educators that schools don’t go far enough in developing our young children and teens. There has always been an emphasis on academics along with athletics and performing arts. But children are more than their combined skill set. They have feelings, emotions, relationships, ambitions, fears, learning issues, and insecurities. These … Read More
A startup is a company offering a new solution to an old problem and one that can be marketed – a solution that people will invest in to save time or money or gain some previously unattainable benefit. A startup is a business or organization based on an idea that something can be done better … Read More
2018 will see many challenges in the field of education, from Pre-school to Post-college, from public to private to charter-school choice, from academic to social and emotional development, and from engineering and math to liberal arts. Everything is being looked at and challenged, and in a new age of political change and educational leadership, decisions … Read More
How do you know if your child is in a great school? Is he/she learning anything? Does he/she enjoy going to school? Does he/she feel safe? Is he/she being challenged? Is he/she being well-cared for? Does he/she have opportunities to develop special skills and talents, as well as explore personal special interests? Is he/she happy? How … Read More
