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
Today we’re continuing our school choice series with (you guessed it!) a deep-dive into school vouchers. Be sure to check out our earlier installments, including this giant list of American school options and this in-depth explanation of ESAs. School vouchers have been the topic of many recent news stories and controversies. Many bills are being
How did childhood transgender affirmation become the norm? The wave of change towards gender ideology and transition has swept across America, even affecting the smallest hearts in our communities, i.e. our children. For some of our children there’s been damage—some beyond repair. The reality of that tragedy is partially rooted in the mental healthcare
Parents are begging for more transparency and influence in schools as they continue to be troubled by what their kids are learning. So, states across the country are now answering their pleas by creating parental rights bills. One of those states is Maryland, where State Senator Justin Ready cosponsored a bill that says a parent
Exploring Careers in Every Childhood Stage Sometimes, the act of growing up can become less and less appealing to those who are rapidly approaching the grown-up life, aka adulthood! Pressure to settle on a career path makes many teenagers anxious, often causing them to retreat into a shell when asked what their plans are after
Should public schools have a monopoly on education or should there be some healthy competition thrown in? This is a question that’s been debated for years! Competition almost always increases the quality of products. And it’s no different with education. Some see school choice as a nefarious attempt to defund public schools. Others see
The College Board just broke their silence after their Advanced Placement African American Studies course was rejected by Florida’s Department of Education for violating state law due to its “woke” curriculum. To "set the record straight" and address the "misinformation" about the proposed Advanced Placement (AP) course, the College Board released a statement Saturday claiming
Resources. When we think of resources, a vast sea of options come to mind. Finances, natural materials, time…our minds can run through a personal list in milliseconds. But what is each individual’s greatest resource? What if it’s health? Without good health, how useful are all of those other assets? With poor health, how are those
All teachers know how stressful the classroom can be. What’s really difficult is knowing what to do about it. It’s 2023, and you’re probably wondering how you can start taking better care of yourself. With all the work and stress that teaching brings, especially in today’s world, it’s no wonder you’re a little tired
Is history dead? Or is it an important key to the future success of our children and country? Recently, Virginia’s Board of Education decided to revise the history and social study standards for public school students. This generated both praise and backlash, and Jillian Balow, our guest today on The State of Education, is
