Immigrants learn English, other skills in Stamford
When immigrants make up a significant portion of a community, it becomes necessary to provide for their needs in English and job skills.
News & Issues
Md. county, schools confront racism & bigotry
A community forum #OneHoward hopes to address racism and bigotry in Howard Co., Md. It's off to a fiery start for sure.
Can parent sex offenders attend school functions?
A man in California, who wants to attend events at his son's high school, is suing the school so that he, a registered sex offender, can do so.
Fallston student poked others with lancet: police
A student at Fallston HS in Md. has been charged with 2nd-degree assault and reckless endangerment after he pricked more than 20 students with a lancet.
Utah student fired. Then his mom disarmed him.
Parents who saw something said something at a Utah middle school. Thus a school shooting ended with nobody injured and a hole in the ceiling.
Tenn. wildfires cause evacuations, school closures
Wildfires in the mountains near Gatlinburg, Tenn., have caused the evacuation of thousands of people, many of whom still have no power, and the closure of schools.
Avoid pressuring young children over grades
Kindness and social skills are probably more important to stress than grades and extracurricular participation, esp. for younger students.
How to (p)raise successful kids
Parents, coaches, and teachers can encourage kids to develop a growth mindset, as opposed to a fixed one. This will help them keep learning throughout life.
Car, knife attack injures 11 at Ohio State
An attacker at Ohio State U. injured at least 9 students before police shot him dead about 1 minute after his attack began.
Would seat belts on school buses save lives?
Should we fit buses with seat belts or require that schools or school bus companies put seat belts on school buses? Would it save lives?