There are actually only 50 states in the United States of America. The other two “states” are actually federal districts – the District of Columbia (which contains the nation’s capital city, Washington D.C.) and Puerto Rico. So why do so many people mistakenly believe that there are 5...
The federal government is Washington DC's primary industry, with tourism a strong second. DC also is home base to more trade associations than any other city in the United States. World headquarters of Marriott, US Airways, Gannett, AOL, MCI, Mars Candy, and many other corporations are scatt...
Before Little Rock, Wright led the Mississippi Achievement School District -- which encompasses two smaller districts totaling about 5,000 students in the rural Mississippi Delta. He said he saw firsthand the amount of federal aid some districts in the poorest state in the nation rely on...
School districts are surveying the damage to classrooms, and many teachers will likely need help restoring lost supplies. Your support will help teachers rebuild and restock their classrooms with materials like books, furniture, classroom supplies, technology and therapy resources. In the coming weeks,...
In our collective attempts to “get back to normal,” it would be easy to think that we can tutor, summer school, and pressure school districts to push harder in order to reverse the powerful impacts of the pandemic on children. It is understandable to want to raise academic scores and...
writing. These days, the most common elementary school organization seems to be the 90-minute reading block, with writing taught some other time of the day (if at all). And, in middle schools and high schools many schools have readers’ and writers’ workshops—managed by different teachers....
Adding to this is the lack of focus surrounding many school districts' professional development programs, (i.e. the “smorgasbord” approach in which teachers can choose what they want from an array of offerings rather than receiving instruction in what they need.)...
You also have to start with a certain amount of money in the account (“initial deposit”). Many financial institutions charge fees if you don’t keep a certain amount of money in your account (“minimum balance”). Some banks offer special accounts for teens. For example, TD Bank is ...
has used $6 million from the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Fund (GEER) to partner with the University of South Carolina, providing open access to eight computer labs throughout the state, making digital technology more accessible to local school districts, HBCUs, the South Carolina Tec...
Too many of today's school counselors do not serve this function. This paper outlines what states, districts, and schools can do to help school counselors become leaders and advocates in the effort to prepare all students for college and career. (Contains 18 notes.) [This paper was written ...