Education Archive
Dear Mayor Bloomberg: This is a letter of concern to everyone who cares about the educational system in New York City. It addresses an issue in the school that I work in that surely extends far beyond my school, New …
On April 11th, 250,000 Chilean students came out to protest the tremendous cost of higher education that is burdening common citizens. Protests have been going on for over 2 years, yet the situation remains largely the same; higher education has been privatized and costs have skyrocketed, …
In the light of Congress’ failure to keep student loan rates from doubling, SJS wanted to remind everyone to support the Student Loan Fairness Act which would solve the current problem by default. The Act currently sits before Education & Workforce …
The Huffington Post: Canada published an article, “Could You Live in Canada on $1.75 a Day?” The title speaks for itself in that it is hard to imagine anyone living on $1.75 a day, yet this is the reality for …
Student loan debt in America has surpassed 1 trillion dollars and is only superseded by mortgage debt. In other words, the common citizen will come to find that before they try to raise a family, own a home, and start a career …
I came across this story online and had to share it as the focus is both youth and seniors. A grade 5 class in Summit, New Jersey visited Sage Eldercare to participate in a sensitivity training. This is the fourth year this elementary …
Most people in the United States stay within one economic class of that which they were born into. It is the rare person who advances further, and given the increasingly fast growing divide between the wealthy and the poor the …
I came across an article in The Star that focuses on youth with autism. Imagine having a child with autism who as a toddler had tantrums, but as a 13-year-old boy-these tantrums have accelerated into what one Canadian family describes …
Over the course of the last decade plus, the United States has become a nation of over-tested students and over taxed school districts. As a product, students are forced to meet nationalized standards which link teacher ratings and student test …
As we celebrate social work month, we would like to highlight another profession that also spends a lot of time defending themselves. The following was first published @ http://Www.milehighthoughts.wordpress.com and has been submitted by the author, Nick Bente. I recently …
