5 tips for finding the right school for your child
A lot of parenting comes down to trial and error, but when it comes to choosing a school for your…
Tag: Education
Who takes care of teachers?
A comic that’s well-known in education circles shows a woman standing in an exam room with a physician pointing to…
Teachers tackle student trauma
Imagine trying to focus on work immediately after the death of a loved one. Or trying to interact with an…
Third-gen teacher speaks kids’ language
It was something Jacqueline Lujan noticed fairly quickly this fall semester – some kindergartners at Holm Elementary in southeast Denver…
A career in education leads to graduation
It’s a Thursday at Thomas Jefferson High School in Denver, and a student is aimlessly wandering the hallways instead of…
Historical truth is hard to handle
The pages of history textbooks that describe low points in our nation’s history – the Civil War, Jim Crow, Vietnam…
Straight from the source
The Smithsonian Institution was founded in 1846 to be “an establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge.” The world’s largest museum,…
Quality sleep and good food
As you make your to-do list for getting the kids ready for heading back to school, don’t forget the most…
The power of words
What is a sandwich? Ham and Swiss aside, it’s not as easy to answer as you as you might think. If…
What happens when we don’t make time for recess?
At Red Hawk Elementary School in Erie, all 800-something students take a break every morning to do a schoolwide physical…