Education

for Educators… That’s US  –Parents, Students, Teachers! Resources to get students thinking strategically It’s September, which means it’s time not only for pumpkin-spiced everything, but [...]

Mount Madonna School to Host Model United Nations Grades 6 – 12 Training Conference for Local Youth October 8 Event Focuses on Zero Hunger and Ensuring Sustainable Agriculture  On October [...]

Parents Tell Us Their Kids Like These Books! Book Series In Order tells us what book series his kids like. Then his followers chime in. I think I’ll check out some of these. By the way, if you [...]

The Loma Prieta District serves Santa Cruz County. It has 23 Scouting units, serving more than 400 youth members who are supported by over 200 Volunteer leaders. We are proud of the 19 youth who [...]

by Irene Irene van der Zande Executive Director and Founder, KidPower International A couple of months ago, I was truly astonished when I opened my email. A message from free-lance writer Tara [...]

QUESTION: How do you make mom friends and help your kid make kid friends? ANSWERS: by Local Moms Our school also uses a directory that lists kids and has parent contact info. When my kids come [...]

By Belinda Luscombe  August 11, 2022, Time.com As a teacher in Oakland, Calif., Kareem Weaver helped struggling fourth- and fifth-grade kids learn to read by using a very structured, [...]

In addition to expansive education choice policies, the Mountain State has seen the growth of microschools, learning pods, homeschooling collaboratives, and low-cost private schools that are [...]

Teachers Unions: A Collection of Facts and Opinions Whom do they benefit? Teachers, Children, Communities, Parents, Political Parties? Your answers likely will range among, “I support unions; I [...]

In the Fight Over How to Teach Reading, This Guru Makes a Major Retreat Lucy Calkins, a leading literacy expert, has rewritten her curriculum to include a fuller embrace of phonics and the [...]