Few can deny that our children are the future, and the current and vehement culture war in the schools plainly tells this tale. Education is a foundational component to a child’s success in life, but it is also vital to how they approach their civic responsibilities, including voting. It’s hard to overemphasize the importance of
Did you know that it’s estimated that 1 in 15 children are exposed to domestic violence every year? According to Futures Without Violence, “15.5 million U.S. children live in families in which partner violence occurred at least once in the past year.” Domestic violence shelters house many children who are in serious danger of witnessing
What is the true purpose of education? A look at the Montessori Method may give us a hint. Today, Melvin’s guest on The State of Education, Debe Terhar, shares about the holistic nature of education—and each child’s need to be taught that every facet of their life matters. As a mother, the former Ohio
Student test scores experienced the largest-ever decline in math along with alarmingly low levels in reading, according to a recent study released by the U.S. Department of Education. The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), also known as the Nation’s Report Card, provided the most in-depth look so far into how students fared after the
Raising a child with special education needs is both challenging and rewarding. Each child is unique and requires an individualized strategy to help them succeed in a cookie-cutter educational climate. America’s history with special education is relatively short, but our country has come a long way in this area. Today, there are more students
How did the school system get so messy? Maybe the seeds were planted a long time ago. Today’s episode of The State of Education tells the story of KrisAnne Hall. She is an experienced author and speaker who champions the U.S. Constitution with a passion and fervor you don’t see everyday. Hall and her
Amid backlash, Virginia Delegate Elizabeth Guzman in Prince William County backpedaled and said she would not reintroduce a 2020 bill that supposedly would criminalize parents if they do not affirm their children’s gender identity or sexual orientation. Last Thursday, Guzman was interviewed by a local ABC station about her efforts to fight back against Governor
If you have a child with special education needs, chances are you’ve been flooded with information, read words on the web until your eyes glazed over, and seen more acronyms than your brain knows what to do with. One of those pesky abbreviated terms you might have read is “IEP.” Now you’re probably thinking, “Great!
How do you rebuild after something so life-changing as the COVID-19 pandemic? Schools everywhere are struggling after COVID, some more than others and each with their own struggles. Rural school districts have completely different needs than suburban or city districts. Bill Outlaw, school board member in Nottoway county, VA, shares about the needs and
The West Virginia Supreme Court recently reversed a lower court decision that a school choice program was unconstitutional. Now, West Virginia families have more educational freedom. After only a two-day hearing, the state Supreme Court decided in a 3-2 ruling that the Kanawha County Circuit Court’s injunction on the voucher program, known as the Hope
