Making Summer School Mandatory for K-2 Students

In an effort to improve educational opportunities for at risk students, some districts are considering making summer school mandatory for K-2 students.  In Middletown New York, approximately 600 young children will be required to attend summer school, or be held...

Common Core and Social Studies

With attention on math and science, one overlooked area of curriculum planning appears to be Common Core and Social Studies, or how social studies can be used to meet Common Core Standards.  But then, many Social Studies departments and programs across the USA...

Digital Textbooks – The Future For Most Schools

I’m sure every parent can relate to this scene. Your young, fit high schooler, lumbering home with a backpack full of weighty textbooks. This can be terrible for your child’s back and moral. They are literally carrying the weight of their schoolwork on...