Results for School Problems

How many times have we heard or used the cliché, “what are you going to do, work at McDonalds?”  Parents try to instill the love for education in their teens to give them a better future. For many families this is a smooth sailing process with only the occasional difficult

"Average daily attendance" has long been a trusted measure, but the number conceals an important metric in identifying kids at risk of failing or dropping out: chronic absence.

Oct 23, 2015 | 9:49 AM
LOS ANGELES, CA NOVEMBER 13, 2013 -- New Open World Academy First grade teacher Bianca Sanchez, left, works with parent Jose Anguiano, right, as she is conducting the first of parent conferences with her class that focus on building skills in the parents to help their children in school on November 13, 2013. She is giving the parents data and training them on how to work with their children at home and set performance goals for their…

Lots of activities are good for your kid’s brain: music lessons, board games, learning a second language, puzzles, and personal brain training
But unstructured play has taken a back seat in our ever-busy, high-tech world. Remember hide-and-seek, dress-up, restaurant, bike rides, roller skating, building snowmen and making up dance routines? That’s “unstructured.” (And fun!)
And here’s some good news: several studies have shown that this type…

You can change your community and the world through Student United Way. If you’re a high school or college student, we’ll help you organize your peers to tackle pressing social problems in your own backyard.

In its 6th year partnering with Vans Custom Culture, Journeys is proud to once again bring you the Local Attitude Award. The Local Attitude Award highlights the most compelling Local Flavor theme from one of the Top 5 schools. Journeys will award the best Local Flavor entry with $15,000
Since 2012, Americans for the Arts has worked alongside Vans as Custom Culture’s official national charity partner…

OAK BROOK, Ill., July 15, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- This past school year was a painful one for many U.S....

For United Way Day of Action, Staples employee volunteers across the U.S. and in Canada will create more than 1,200 “literacy kits” to help boost early grade level reading as part of a long-term United Way goal to increase the high-school graduation rate. Reading proficiency by third grade is the most important predictor of high school graduation and career success. Yet every year, more than 80 percent of low-income children miss this crucial milestone. The good news is that all of us can…

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LANSING — The Michigan League for Public Policy issued the following statement on the road funding plan passed by the Michigan Senate today
“Today’s ‘new’ road funding plan contains many of the things that the previous flawed plans included and should be rejected,” said Karen Holcomb-Merrill, vice president of the Michigan League for Public Policy. “Our schools, public safety and…

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When searching for a new place to call home, most people share a common set of priorities such as affordability , ample job opportunities , quality schools and a variety of activities . People with disabilities, on the other hand, often have a longer list of considerations. Factors such as accessibility of public facilities, quality of health care or even cleanliness of the air can take precedence over others
When all of those…

What could possibly be wrong with "school choice"?
The answer to that question depends on the answer to another: What does "school choice" mean?
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The all-girl Agnes Irwin School in Rosemont wants its elementary-school students and young women to solve everyday problems in a way that could lead to an academic major or a career in the STEM fields — science, technology, engineering and math.

Mick King, and ESL instructor in Qatar, explains how problem-based learning can empower students with the skills and confidence they need for the 21st century.

Over the past 50 years, our schools have become sites of increased criminalization of young people—a disturbing fact that is even truer for poor Black and Latino communities. Today, police officers assigned to patrol schools can legally use physical force on students, arrest and handcuff them, and bring the full weight of the criminal justice system to bear on kids who are simply misbehaving. The primary…

"Want to change your experience of life? Change the problem to the practice field." - Bill Crawford Ph.D. www.BillCrawfordPhD.com For those of you who have b...

"When we put problems on the back burner, often they just sit there and burn." - Georgia Crawford I love this quote from my wife, Georgia, because it gives u...

Hint: Their test-only admissions policy isn’t the real issue.

New research suggests an effective method to deal with relationship issues is to think about the situation as an outsider would. Relationships challenges such as the discovery of a cheating spouse are emotional with an outside perspective helping to reduce internal bias and improve reasoning and decision-making. "These results are the first to demonstrate a new type of bias within ourselves when it comes to wise…

Testing at 30 schools reveals lead levels above federal EPA action guidelines, triggers emergency response including use of bottled water

Long Island Crisis Center (LICC), a not-for-profit, 501(c) (3) private agency, was established in 1971 and has existed since then as a 24 hours-a-day/7 days-...