December 20, 2015 George W. Bush says education is key to civil rights Former President George W. Bush has closed a three-day civil rights summit in Texas by saying education is the key for opportunity for poor and minority children and that he fears what he calls the 'soft bigotry' of low expectations is returning 50 years after the signing of the Civil Rights Act.
December 1, 2015 Hospice hosts teen's high school graduation so mom can attend A terminally ill woman with inoperable pancreatic cancer was able to see her 17-year-old daughter graduate from high school during a special ceremony held in her hospice room.
November 30, 2015 Iran-born Stanford math professor is first woman to win prestigious Fields Medal An Iranian-born Stanford University professor is the first woman to win math's highest honor, the Fields Medal.
November 28, 2015 Military bases open their doors to home-schoolers A growing number of military parents want to end the age-old tradition of switching schools for their kids.
November 16, 2015 Let’s recruit academically gifted students from poor neighborhoods the same way we seek out star athletes Why do so many colleges treat their star athletes better than their star students? We simply aren’t doing enough to help academically gifted students who have financial need to offset the challenges of attending college.
November 16, 2015 Standardized testing review: let's make 'teaching to the test' a thing of the past We have created a culture of “teaching to the test,” and rote memorization. We must instead empower teachers and provide students with engaging and inspiring learning experiences.
November 6, 2015 10 tips to survive taking your first child to college One thing I learned that day: Like all of those other big parenting moments, it won't go the way we hope.
August 25, 2015 Five tips to get the most out of 'Back to School' (and work) in 2015 It's one of my favorite times of the year: Back to School.
August 11, 2015 It’s a young person’s world. Or is it? I have spent part of my high school years in three countries on three continents.
June 11, 2015 When 'God' is a bad word at graduation School officials should honor valedictorians’ rights to free speech rather than threatening to throw them in jail over a simple prayer.
