New Policies for English Language Learners

Schools are implementing new policies for English Language Learners in an attempt to allow them to fully develop their skills before being included in the accountability statistics from test scores. In Florida, the Department of Education currently allows one year...

Leaving Boys Behind

 A combination of school reforms, and zero tolerance policies may have had the unintended consequence of leaving boys behind. While decades of efforts have allowed female students statistically to catch up to their male counterparts in science and math, males have yet...

Help Students Deal with Bullies

Many schools are working to fight bullying and it’s important to help students deal with bullies. Bullies have been a problem for Trinity Obregon. She is one of seven children and the sixth-grader said there are times when she has to work to keep her composure...