[caption id="attachment_1127" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Image courtesy of Grant Cochrane"][/caption] On the heels of the jury selection for the Tyler Clementi trial this week, one school district in suburban Minnesota has come under national scrutiny because of its policy on LGBT...
[caption id="attachment_1122" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Image courtesy of jscreationzs"][/caption] When I was in elementary school back in the early 1990s I was the fortunate participant in an “experimental” education program that sought to homogenize classes (and I know that’s a dirty...
We have an obligation to change this. We can't let intolerance and ignorance take another kid's life. Things will get easier, people's minds will change, and you should be alive to see it. ~Ellen DeGeneres, It Gets Better: Coming Out,...
[caption id="attachment_1110" align="alignleft" width="225" caption="Image courtesy of Salvatore Vuono"][/caption] A while ago, I wrote about research being conducted at the University of London in regards to early autism diagnosis. The report that its researchers published in January’s edition of Current...
As we head into the weekend, I wanted to take some time to revisit a couple of important topics we’ve discussed before. First, on the heels of my report earlier this week about the new requirements for BMI screenings in...
Discipline in high school is no easy task. Students in grades 9-12 are at a special time in life where independence and questions of authority reign on their minds at a near-constant rate. For parents, finding a school where the...
[caption id="attachment_1091" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Image courtesy of Clare Bloomfield"][/caption] In the 21st century, digital learning, through laptops, tablets and personal computers has taken over a lot of the “standards” most educators were accustomed to as students themselves. As a college...
[caption id="attachment_1084" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Image courtesy of arztsamui"][/caption] One of the big lessons that the stories here on CW try to emphasize is the importance of encouraging emotional intelligence as much as we encourage academic achievement throughout grades K-12. The...
[caption id="attachment_1075" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Image courtesy of Clare Bloomfield"][/caption] Last week, the state Board of Education in Kentucky voted to begin routine body mass index (BMI) screenings of all students in their state’s K-12 schools. The proposal will require schools...
In the final version of news this week, I want to start by taking one final look at testing and educational standards. On the heels of President Obama’s call for increased funding and focus on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and...
[caption id="attachment_1068" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Image courtesy of tungphoto"][/caption] When I was in elementary school, recess was a daily event. Our brand-new school in suburban Phoenix even had two playgrounds, one for grades K-2 and another for 3-5. Though I don’t...
[caption id="attachment_1063" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Image courtesy of Sarunyu_foto"][/caption] As you may have noticed, there’s been a lot of buzz in the education field over the past 24 hours following the President’s call to increase funding for math and science education...
