education

  1. Children's School & Education

    Rise from the ashes: Beat homeschool burnout

    By Tiany Davis on Jan 18, 2013
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    If you have homeschooled your children for any length of time, you're familiar with the term "homeschool burnout." Many of us have...
  2. Family Activities

    10 Awesome places to visit this Martin Luther King Jr. Day

    By Sarah W. Caron on Jan 17, 2013
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    Your kids are probably off for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, but what are you going to do to really celebrate its meaning? These 10...
  3. Children's School & Education

    Free and frugal homeschooling

    By Tiany Davis on Jan 3, 2013
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    Homeschooling doesn't have to cost a fortune. There are many ways to cut costs and save money while not sacrificing the quality of...
  4. School Age Kids

    What you should know about the Common Core

    By Sarah W. Caron on Nov 9, 2012
    If you have kids in school, you've probably heard of the Common Core State Standards, a newer move to standardize what kids learn...
  5. Children's School & Education

    Helping your child complete homework independently

    By Guest Author on Oct 25, 2012
    Helping kids with homework is like spotting for a weightlifter at the gym. As the spotter, a parent's job is to encourage the lifter...
  6. Special Needs

    How to make sure your child doesn't become Ann Coulter

    By Maureen Wallace on Oct 24, 2012
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    As the special needs community reacts to Ann Coulter's repeated and intentional use of the "R" word, parents and organizations...
  7. Parenting Advice & Columns

    Election 2012: What moms should know

    By Sarah W. Caron on Oct 18, 2012
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    With the election season heating up, you're probably wondering where the candidates stand on issues related to parents, families and...
  8. Super Moms Guide: School & Learning

    Should you run for school committee?

    By Jen Klein on Oct 16, 2012
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    Is running for a school committee for you? In towns and cities across America, it's local election season. Actually, the whole year...
  9. Children's School & Education

    Homeschool curriculum for preschoolers

    By Kori Ellis on Oct 3, 2012
    If you have decided to homeschool your children, you may want to begin with a formal curriculum when the child is 3 or 4 years old....
  10. Super Moms Guide: Money & Career

    Working with your teen to save for college

    By Vicki Clinebell on Oct 1, 2012
    If a college education is the goal, encourage your teen to help save for expenses.
  11. School & Education

    Top ways parents can support classroom success

    By Whitney Coy on Oct 1, 2012
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    Several factors influence a student’s success in the classroom. We all know teachers, resources, funding and community are big parts...
  12. Children's School & Education

    How to parent a gifted child

    By Laura Willard on Sep 28, 2012
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    Statistically, most children are not “gifted.” While they are always exceptional to us , they’re probably not exceptional to the...
  13. Tweens, Teens & College

    The golden ticket to middle class

    By Guest Author on Sep 28, 2012
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    At a time when college tuition has skyrocketed over 400 percent over the past 25 years and a struggling global economy has made jobs...
  14. School Age Kids

    Help your child excel in school

    By Molly Cerreta Smith on Sep 26, 2012
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    To make the most of your child’s education, you need to be your child’s teacher once she gets home from school. Experts weigh in on...
  15. Education

    P&G and Matthew McConaughey "School the Nation"

    By Joel Miller on Sep 25, 2012
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    More and more students drop out of school every year. Procter & Gamble and Communities In Schools are teaming up to do something...
  16. Children's School & Education

    Tracking your child's grades online

    By Jen Klein on Sep 18, 2012
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    The internet has brought so much to our lives since it boomed in the mid-90s. Who could now live without a certain online...
  17. Children's School & Education

    Teachers strike affects 350,000 kids in Chicago

    By Monica Beyer on Sep 11, 2012
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    Negotiations have faltered in a strike in Chicago — a teachers strike that has left all of their public schools without teachers and...
  18. Children's School & Education

    When a teacher doesn't like your child

    By Abbi Perets on Sep 5, 2012
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    Granted, children are not always reliable narrators. So you don't have to panic if your 6-year-old comes home and announces that her...
  19. Tweens, Teens & College

    Accelerated math: Is it really a good idea?

    By Sherri Kuhn on Aug 24, 2012
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    Many students in middle school are testing into higher levels of math than their peers. Is it smart to advance your student, or keep...
  20. Children's School & Education

    Teachers going high-tech: Classroom websites

    By Sherri Kuhn on Aug 15, 2012
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    Teachers have always looked for innovative ways to engage their students in learning. With technology being such a major force in...
  21. Tweens, Teens & College

    Louisiana school bans pregnant teens

    By Sarah W. Caron on Aug 7, 2012
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    A charter school in Delhi, Louisiana, is making headlines for a controversial school policy that requires students suspected of...