The Literacy Site Blog: Bulging Backpacks: 10 Ways to Lighten Your Child’s Backpack

11 years ago

Photo credit: Woodleywonderworks School children have to carry a heavy load of notebooks, supplies and textbooks, resulting in a bulky…

Candidates slam Common Core, but education standards take root

11 years ago

by Andy Sullivan, Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) – On the campaign trail, Republican presidential candidates vow to roll back new U.S.…

Ed Tech Spending: Three Scenarios for Limited Budgets

11 years ago

Even though I rarely make ed tech hardware purchasing recommendations, I frequently receive emails from readers seeking my advice on…

Princeton, Williams Top U.S. News Best Colleges Rankings for 2016

11 years ago

Photo credit: Yakinodi by Susannah Snider The new rankings offer data on nearly 1,800 schools, with information on borrowing and…

From The New York Times: First Days of School, Decade by Decade

11 years ago

Photo credit: Jsclar by Elizabeth A. Harris From the photo archives of The New York Times, here is a decade-by-decade…

Why Does It Seem That Everyone Gets A Free Lunch In School Except Your Kid?

11 years ago

Photo credit: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture by Maureen Sullivan If you’re paying full price for your child’s lunch in the…

Here’s what happened when these colleges ditched SAT scores

11 years ago

More colleges are dropping SAT requirements, boosting diversity and attracting strong applicants from low-income and minority backgrounds.

BMO Back to School Conference Interviews

11 years ago

MindRocket Media Group and edCircuit headed on over to BMO Capital Markets for the latest in whats happening in education…

Why Literacy Still Matters—For Everyone, Everywhere

11 years ago

September 8 is International Literacy Day. Literacy in its various forms (financial literacy, civic literacy, etc.) has always been a…

The Seattle Times: State Supreme Court: Charter schools are unconstitutional

11 years ago

by John Higgins After nearly a year of deliberation, the state Supreme Court ruled 6-3 late Friday afternoon that charter…