National Environmental Education Week
April 11-17th will be National Environmental Education Week (or, EEWeek). With the ongoing debate over global warming and climate change, it may be a good way to help teach kids about our earth and what they can do to help … (Read more )
Tags: EE Week, Energy Consumption
Wait Lists… For NYC Public Schools?
Having grown up in the suburbs, I know nothing about the struggles of parents and families in New York City, aside from what I read in the Times or see in the movies (think Nursery University, except for public schools). … (Read more )
Tags: New York
2010 Census: Kids Count Too!
Census Day is slowly creeping up on us. On April 1, the government wants to have as many questionnaires filled out as possible and this year, they hope to get kids involved as well, with work sheets and interactive games … (Read more )
Category: Education, Parenting
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Refining No Child Left Behind: Obama’s Education Reforms
Obama has plans to reform the Bush Administration’s No Child Left Behind Act, which has been criticized over and over again for being ineffective and even destructive to the education system. Designed to help bridge the achievement gap and to … (Read more )
Category: Education
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