Want to claim your place as the one responsible for your kid’s education? Charter schools help you do that. Today on The State of Education with Melvin Adams, we’re once again talking with Nina Rees, president of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools. Nina has had a lot of experience in education, but
Is social media to blame for the youth mental health crisis? Several school systems across the U.S. would say so, which is why they’ve recently sued a number of social media companies for being a key contributor to the growing student mental health issue. The lawsuits began in January with Seattle Public Schools. Now, other
We’ve all seen the memes that float around the internet about school versus real life because lets face it - financial education isn't exactly a class taught in school. One popular meme recently read, “I’m so glad I learned about parallelograms in school instead of how to do my taxes. It really came in handy
What’s a charter school? And are charters really as great as they’re chalked up to be? In order to have accountability in a school, you must connect with families. That’s why Nina Rees sees charter schools as a step towards restoring quality education in America: charter schools offer parents a chance to keep schools
Nonprofit Parents Defending Education revealed in a recent investigation that over 3 million children across the U.S. have school policies that keep parents from knowing about their child’s gender changes. According to a new list on Parents Defending Education (PDE)’s website, there are nearly 6,000 schools with policies that prevent staff from telling parents about
Families play an essential role in fostering their children’s social-emotional learning. Research shows that SEL is more effective when parents and guardians model the same skills and behaviors that students are mastering in the classroom. -Panorama Education SEL, or social emotional learning, is a process aimed at helping students master the art of supporting their
This past weekend, Noah Webster Educational Foundation (NWEF) hosted a professional development summit for Virginia school board members with conservative values, which featured notable speakers like Governor Glenn Youngkin. Over 50 school board members and candidates from across Virginia gathered on March 3-4 to learn how to best represent their constituents from several education advocates
Therapy is no longer safe and, sometimes, it does more harm than good. Why doesn’t modern therapy always work? Part of the reason is simply: “affirmation.” Many therapists are pressured to affirm everything, even dangerous delusions and irreversible gender changes in children. Today on The State of Education with Melvin Adams, we’re again talking
Arkansas parents are expected to soon be able to choose the best education possible for their children through Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ new education reform bill that’s predicted to become law. Newly-elected Sanders, who has declared education to be her “top priority,” was ecstatic to see her bill move quickly through the Arkansas legislature. The
Teaching your children financial responsibility can be a difficult task. Where do you even begin? How young should you start? What are the best strategies? Forbes Advisor notes that “plenty of parents aren’t helping their kids become financially literate. T. Rowe Price’s 11th Annual Parents, Kids & Money Survey found that nearly half of parents
