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 […]
Mayor Adams Unveils Program to Address Dyslexia in N.Y.C. Schools The mayor, who has dyslexia himself, would open two new schools, train teachers and direct schools to use phonics-based lessons [...]
by Irene van der Sande, Executive Director and Founder of KidPower In October 1999, a few months after the tragic school shooting at Columbine High School, a six-year-old asked me […]
Ramayana! Returns Save the date: four performances June 9-12 The “Ramayana!” is an annual event in which the entire student body takes part. This magical theatrical production of drama, dance [...]
by Kerry McDonald Last weekend, I spoke at the Students for Liberty (SFL) Northeast Regional Conference here in Boston. SFL is a loosely-organized network of campus groups that focuses on […]
Earn an Accredited High School Diploma at Santa Cruz Public Libraries Earn Your High School Diploma Career Online High School Program Available for Free to Santa Cruz County Residents Santa […]
The Unintended Consequences of Law-making by Suki Wessling Last summer, a group of California residents involved in various ways in homeschooling noticed with alarm that state legislators were [...]