ng Camley's Cartoon: Trump brings Hong Kong into trade war By www.heraldscotland.com Published On :: Sat, 17 Aug 2019 05:00:00 +0100 Framed prints of Steven Camley's cartoons are available by calling 0141 302 6210. Full Article
ng Camley’s Cartoon: Bernie Sanders, Luss for life, falling education standards and more By www.heraldscotland.com Published On :: Fri, 28 Feb 2020 10:12:51 +0000 This week, our resident cartoonist turned his pen on the Coronavirus outbreak, Bernie Sanders rising popularity in the United States and the battle for an SNP seat at Holyrood. Full Article
ng Camley’s Cartoon: Coronavirus, Cummings and Priti Patel By www.heraldscotland.com Published On :: Fri, 06 Mar 2020 12:27:15 +0000 This week, our resident cartoonist turned his pen on the Coronavirus outbreak, bullying claims surrounding the home secretary and Scotland making in to the world list of top beaches. Full Article
ng Opinion: Robert McNeil: It’s fine as far as it goes: social distancing is near to my heart By www.heraldscotland.com Published On :: Sat, 02 May 2020 05:03:20 +0100 WHAT’S a little distancing between us? Go on, stick your nose closer to the page or screen. Let’s snuggle in a little closer. Full Article
ng Revisiting College and Career Readiness By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 16 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +0000 An EL Education school in Rochester, NY, shows that giving young children real problems to solve can instill the qualities students will need as adults. Full Article College+and+career
ng Straight Up Conversation: Panorama CEO on Measuring College, Career, and Life Readiness By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 05 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Rick talks with the CEO of Panorama Education, an ed-tech company whose college- and career-readiness tools are currently used each year in 11,500 schools. Full Article College+and+career
ng Revisiting Using Edtech for Bullying and Suicide Prevention By blogs.edweek.org Published On :: Mon, 10 Sep 2018 00:00:00 +0000 Every year about this time, I write a series of articles about suicide and bullying prevention, and this year will be no different. I can always count on advocates and education companies from all over the world to send me information about what's new in the field. Out of all the companies and produ Full Article Bullying
ng Bullying By www.edweek.org Published On :: Mon, 16 May 2016 00:00:00 +0000 Some common ways schools work to prevent and respond to bullying are ineffective and, in some cases, counterproductive, concludes a report by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Full Article Bullying
ng One-Fifth of Children Experience Cyberbullying, According to Their Parents By blogs.edweek.org Published On :: Thu, 30 May 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Almost 20 percent of children, including some as young as 6-10, report being cyberbullied via social media sites and apps, according to a new study. Full Article Bullying
ng Video of Boys Mocking Native American Vet, Unchecked by Adults, Sparks Uproar By blogs.edweek.org Published On :: Sat, 19 Jan 2019 00:00:00 +0000 A group of young people were filmed taunting a Native American man and military veteran who was participating in the Indigenous Peoples March. Full Article Bullying
ng Transgender Students, Athletics, Bullying: What the Equality Act Would Mean for Schools By blogs.edweek.org Published On :: Fri, 17 May 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Supporters of the bill say it would extend critical civil rights protections to more students. But opponents say it ignores parents' rights in schools and could lead to confusing situations for some children. Full Article Bullying
ng Bullying and Criminal Acts at School Found to Continue Downward Trend By www.edweek.org Published On :: Tue, 30 Apr 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Amid public concerns about school safety fueled by high-profile school shootings, new federal data show reports of student fights, bullying, and other forms of victimization have continued a decades-long decline. Full Article Bullying
ng Response: Ways Schools Can Respond to Bullying By blogs.edweek.org Published On :: Sun, 17 Feb 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Martha Caldwell, Oman Frame, Terry Roller, Dr. Kris Felicello, John Seborowski, Jessica Hannigan, John Hannigan and Kelly Wickham Hurst share their suggestions for combating bullying. Full Article Bullying
ng Bullying By www.edweek.org Published On :: Tue, 21 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0000 Virtual bullying can do real damage to students' educational and social progress, according to a new meta-analysis of research in the journal Review of Educational Research. Full Article Bullying
ng Racial Bullying Rose in Communities That Favored Trump in 2016 By www.edweek.org Published On :: Tue, 15 Jan 2019 00:00:00 +0000 A Virginia study documents an increase in race-related bullying in middle schools in communities that voted for President Donald Trump, and a drop in those that favored Hilary Clinton. Full Article Bullying
ng It's Not Just That Racial Bullying Jumped in Schools After the 2016 Election. It's Where It Did By blogs.edweek.org Published On :: Wed, 09 Jan 2019 00:00:00 +0000 The highly polarizing 2016 Presidential campaign blitzed the swing state of Virginia. And in the year that followed, a new study in the journal Educational Researcher suggests school bullying problems likewise split along political lines. Full Article Bullying
ng On the Bully Pulpit to Stop Bullying By www.edweek.org Published On :: Tue, 15 May 2018 00:00:00 +0000 First lady Melania Trump unveiled her new "Be Best" initiative last week aimed at promoting emotional well-being, combating cyberbullying, and fighting the opioid crisis. Full Article Bullying
ng How Should Schools Address Bullying? By blogs.edweek.org Published On :: Thu, 14 Feb 2019 00:00:00 +0000 The new question of the week is: How can teachers and administrators best address bullying in school? Full Article Bullying
ng Response: Going After 'The Roots' of Bullying By blogs.edweek.org Published On :: Tue, 19 Feb 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Today's commentaries on bullying in schools come from Ann Mausbach, Kim Morrison, Signe Whitson, Sandy Harris, Julie Combs, and Stacey Edmonson, Dr. Elizabeth Englander, Tamara Fyke, Stuart Ablon and Alisha Pollastri. Full Article Bullying
ng Cyberbullying Is on the Rise Among Teenagers, National Survey Finds By blogs.edweek.org Published On :: Mon, 15 Jul 2019 00:00:00 +0000 A growing number of students—especially girls—are experiencing bullying online, according to the latest federal data on bullying and crime in schools. Full Article Bullying
ng Students Who Feel They Belong Are Less Likely to Bully, Study Finds By blogs.edweek.org Published On :: Thu, 15 Aug 2019 00:00:00 +0000 A study of 900 middle schoolers finds that students who report having a sense of belonging both at home and school are less likely to engage in bullying. Full Article Bullying
ng Feds Warn Schools About Bullying Over Coronavirus By blogs.edweek.org Published On :: Thu, 05 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Coronavirus-related harassment and other mistreatment of students based on racial or ethnic stereotypes is "never justified," Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Kenneth L. Marcus told schools in a letter. Full Article Bullying
ng Xbox Game Pass Quests Just Got a Lot More Rewarding By www.pcmag.com Published On :: Microsoft rolls out a major update to its Xbox game Pass Quests system including 90 more Quests as well as daily, weekly, and monthly challenges. Full Article
ng Colette Douglas Home: Far from an easy choice in deciding to launch strikes over Syria By www.heraldscotland.com Published On :: Tue, 24 Nov 2015 00:09:10 +0000 An armoured car guarded the Grand Place in Brussels city centre yesterday as a group of women sat drinking coffee at an outdoor table. A reporter asked one of them what she would do if terrorists started shooting? She said: "Smile. Sit. Drink coffee. Enjoy – even if it is the last." Full Article
ng Colette Douglas Home: Why the state must stop funding faith schools By www.heraldscotland.com Published On :: Tue, 08 Dec 2015 06:53:00 +0000 By the time I left school, aged 18, I couldn’t distinguish between which beliefs I had worked out for myself and which were absorbed through conditioning. Full Article
ng Time for a spring clean of our statues to keep them relevant By www.heraldscotland.com Published On :: Tue, 15 Dec 2015 00:12:24 +0000 It’s not that I would be without the pyramids. Nor do I think that the Taj Mahal is a waste of good stone. These tombs, monuments to the departed are treasures beyond price. But can you name the pharaohs or the Mughal empress whose death they mark? No, nor can I without the help of Google. Full Article
ng Allowing people to be who and what they are, without fear of prejudice, is the hallmark of a civilised society By www.heraldscotland.com Published On :: Tue, 05 Jan 2016 00:09:04 +0000 If you have never given your gender much thought, count yourself lucky. If that tick in the box on almost every form requires no more effort than a flick of the wrist, be aware that for many people gender is not so straightforward. Full Article
ng Uzma Mir-Young: Life got in the way of me being the parent I wanted to be By www.heraldscotland.com Published On :: Fri, 06 Sep 2019 05:00:00 +0100 “I AM an Asian Tiger Mum, for whom education is the only way to success for my children, and excellence in music, sport and ballet is a prerequisite to living any sort of life at all.” Full Article
ng GOP Lawmaker Revives Push to Create New Tax Break for Home Schooling By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 24 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000 Rep. Luke Messer, R-Ind., has introduced legislation to allow money in 529 savings plans to be used for home-schooling expenses, a proposal that was stripped out of a late version of the recent tax-code overhaul. Full Article Homeschooling
ng How Coronavirus Is Jeopardizing Teacher Pay Raises By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 26 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0000 The momentum to raise teacher salaries in several states has ground to a halt amid fears of coronavirus’ massive economic blow. Full Article Homeschooling
ng E-Learning Overload: 8 Tips Educators Can Give Frustrated, Anxious Parents By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 27 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Many parents are having to take on a variety of new roles, from playing IT help desk to becoming makeshift teaching assistants to supervising recess. Full Article Homeschooling
ng How Homeschooling Is Sometimes Used to Conceal Child Abuse By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 17 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000 Most states take a very hands-off approach to regulating home schooling, and some advocates worry that makes it attractive to neglectful and abusive parents. Full Article Homeschooling
ng How Much Home Teaching Is Too Much? Schools Differ in Demands on Parents By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 02 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +0000 While schools are closed to coronavirus, districts are putting together a patchwork of lessons for students to do at home. But districts’ expectations for what students can accomplish at home vary widely, according to parents. Full Article Homeschooling
ng VIDEO: An 'Unschooling' Family Trusts Children to Guide Their Own Learning By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 24 Jan 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Rather than adhering to a specific curriculum, families who "unschool" believe learning happens naturally and should be driven by a student's interests. Education Week spent a "school" day with the Matica family to see this decades-old approach to home schooling in action. Full Article Homeschooling
ng Homeschooling: Requirements, Research, and Who Does It By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 10 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000 There are nearly 2 million homeschooled students in the United States, making homeschooling a small, but integral part of the K-12 education ecosystem. Full Article Homeschooling
ng Homeschooling By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 15 Dec 2014 00:00:00 +0000 Full Article Homeschooling
ng Homeschooling: Can It Hide Abuse? By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 06 Feb 2018 00:00:00 +0000 A severe case of child abuse and torture is bringing renewed attention to the mostly hands-off approach states take with home schooling. Full Article Homeschooling
ng Lessons From a Homeschooling Researcher: What You Should Know Now By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 26 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Homeschooling isn't a decision to be taken on lightly, but COVID-19 just changed the calculus, writes Michael Q. McShane. Full Article Homeschooling
ng WATCH: What It's Really Like for Homeschooling During Coronavirus By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 02 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Coronavirus has shut down schools across the country, forcing millions of students to learn at home. In this video, families from Seattle to Maine describe how they are adjusting to this new reality. Full Article Homeschooling
ng Teaching Kids at Home During Coronavirus: Pro Tips From Homeschoolers By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0000 How can parents make sure their kids are still learning, carve out time for their own work, discover their inner teacher, and stay sane? Ed Week turned to the foremost experts for their pro tips: Home schooling parents. Full Article Homeschooling
ng Parents of SC special needs students adapt to homeschooling By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Full Article Homeschooling
ng How Are Parents Dividing Home-Teaching Duties During Coronavirus? By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 00:00:00 +0000 In two-parent households, who's taking on the biggest role as schoolwork supervisor? It appears that the answer depends on who you ask. Full Article Homeschooling
ng Ed-Tech Trends to Look for in 2015: Project-Based Learning, Maker Spaces By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Jun 2015 00:00:00 +0000 Maker-spaces, adaptive learning, and wearable technologies are among the ed-tech trends to keep an eye on in the next few years, a new report says. Full Article Entrepreneurship
ng Fueling the Fire: In Kentucky, an Innovation that Honors the Past By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 11 Jul 2017 00:00:00 +0000 An innovative rural school district is creating a community-based, authentic work experience in which students prepare for the future while honoring their community's past. Full Article Entrepreneurship
ng Facebook, National Urban League to Partner on Digital-Skills Training By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 03 Aug 2018 00:00:00 +0000 The social media giant, which is facing withering scrutiny over its data-collection practices, has announced a partnership with the National Urban League. Full Article Entrepreneurship
ng Building Young Entrepreneurs for Change By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 28 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +0000 By providing authentic opportunities to practice self-direction, connect with the larger community, collaborate with peers, and develop their respect for social responsibility, the annual Magnolia Makers Market is one way Montessori For All works toward preparing children to be successful leaders in Full Article Entrepreneurship
ng Pro Basketball Player Brings Entrepreneurship Program to Baltimore Schools By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Aug 2018 00:00:00 +0000 Rudy Gay's Flight 22 Foundation is partnering with ed-tech company EverFi to teach students how to create a successful business. Full Article Entrepreneurship
ng How Lemonade Stands Are Teaching Kids 21st-Century Business Skills (Video) By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 03 Aug 2018 00:00:00 +0000 Concerned that schools don't notice or nurture business skills, nonprofits are using the humble lemonade stand to foster entrepreneurship. Full Article Entrepreneurship
ng UFO special: The strangest unexplained sightings in Scotland’s skies By www.heraldscotland.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 05:00:00 +0100 FROM the nation's fascination with Elon Musk's Starlink satellites passing overhead to fevered speculation about military aircraft being spotted soaring above our rooftops, it suddenly seems like many of us are gazing towards the heavens. Full Article
ng TV preview: Romesh Ranganathan - "I'm very good in small doses, in large doses I'm sickening." By www.heraldscotland.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 05:00:00 +0100 Stand-up Romesh Ranganathan is back with a second series of topical comedy show The Ranganation. He talks to Sherna Noah about filming the show in lockdown, the place of comedy in a crisis, and spending so much time with his family. Full Article