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Room to Read Invests in Literacy and Gender Equality in Education
Room to Read is an organization that believes the world should be a place where all children can “pursue a quality education that enables them to reach their full potential and contribute to their community and the world”. In doing this, they focus on literacy and gender equality in education in developing countries by teaching kids how to read and supporting girls to complete secondary school with the life skills needed to succeed in school and afterward.
Autism and the Future of Education in the United States
Rant alert. Last week, the new government confirmed, by a historic tie-breaking vice presidential vote, the nomination of Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education. Educators, teachers unions, parents, and especially the special needs community were fearful of this woman’s confirmation. Now, it has happened. In my opinion, this is yet another low for a new…
Spending Quality Time With The Kids During The Holidays
The holiday vacation brings family, joy and fun. But it also can bring too much idle time for the kids. We talked to parenting expert, Meredith Sinclair, about ways to spend quality time with your kids during the holidays. Many parents feel that they don’t spend enough quality time with their kids. What are some ways…
How to Teach the Importance of Education to Children
Children are blank canvases who can absorb an astounding amount of information at extremely young ages. As they grow and develop, education should be their main focus. You may notice that different children respond to school in various ways. Some children excel at advanced levels, whereas other kids misbehave and earn poor grades. It's critical…
Why Parents Should Pay More for Educational Apps
So I was browsing my kids’ large lengthy app collection and its quite embarrassing really, the number of apps that we own. I did a quick scan and an interesting price pattern emerges.