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Why does the School Day End Two Hours Before the Work Day?

Parents Line up for South Windsor Before and After School Program. We all saw this headline in Connecticut last spring. Parents lining up from the wee hours in the morning to get their child into one of the few after school programs in the town. Most of them wasted their time and ended up on the wait list. The sad truth was the program had already been filled earlier in the week<br>We’ve been advocating for more and affordable before/after school care for…

I quit my job as a public school teacher. This is why

As much as I want to stay in public schools, to fight for my students’ right to learn how to think well about complex issues, I have decided the fight is...

How to Choose a Primary or Secondary School According to Expert Educational Consultants

An expert educational consultant at International College Counselors offers tips on how to choose a primary or secondary school.

MultiBrief: Why minority students get inferior educations: School funds and teacher expectations

Public schools in the U.S. are generally funded by a combination of federal, state and local governments. If the system were designed to succeed, the allocation of funds might be based primarily on need. In such a system, some additional moneys might go to those school districts whose students’ needs were the most acute. This idea runs so counter to the way things actually work as…

When moving to secondary school is a step too far

The transition from primary to secondary is a big one. For many, it happens seamlessly. However, for some children, it is terrifying. How can we help them?

Which Personality Trait Helped You Survive Secondary School?

What’s Wrong with Our Education Schools?

We need to get out of the ‘progressive education’ rut.

Secondary school places: Find an undersubscribed, outstanding school near you

Finding a good secondary school place for your child can be a stressful experience, with parents often having to perform a balancing act between a school's performance and the probability of their child getting a place.

Break The Silence: Scores of secondary schools want more help to deal with student suicide

Warning: This article is about youth suicide and may be distressing for some.

Guidebook on education and working life

This guidebook is for multicultural young people. It introduces the Finnish education system and sheds light on working-life issues that concern, in particular, young people. It is aimed to support secondary-school pupils who are making education and career choices.

An easy tool for secondary school athletic trainers to assess traumatic brain injury

Most of the time in high schools and colleges, athletic trainers are the first to diagnose and provide care to a young athlete when he or she suffers injury. Traumatic brain injury or concussion ...

18 Things About British Secondary Schools That Still Make Zero Sense To Me

‘My 16-year-old daughter is finding it hard to make friends in secondary school’

Ask the Expert: Being quieter can have drawbacks, especially when you are trying to make friends as a teenager in school, and can lead to social anxiety and stress

The Why of Education

Sixty Seconds of Actionable Advice, Based on Science, Brought to you by Character Lab

The tax benefits for education don’t increase education

New research has found that the federal tax credits claimed by filers for college tuition serve as an inefficient way of transferring "free money" to the middle class.

Do Texts Have a Place in Education?

According to University of Virginia education professor Benjamin Castleman, not only do text messages have a place in education, but they also might be a solution to boosting student achievement.

How Common Core Can Strengthen Mathematics Education

A new report says math matters and Common Core will be the gateway to bettering students' mathematical education

What is STEM Education?

STEM is a curriculum based on the idea of educating students in four specific disciplines — science, technology, engineering and mathematics — in an interdisciplinary and applied approach.