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Our Mothers Played Hard and We Won

Kim Turner | Posted 05.10.2013 | Women
Kim Turner

From grandmother to mother to daughter, the women in our family experienced firsthand the many gifts of sports, but also the academic and professional advantages. Sports gave us a sense of ourselves, our power, and the willingness to dig deep to turn challenging situations around.

Why We Need Public Boarding Schools

Thomas Fisher | Posted 05.07.2013 | Impact
Thomas Fisher

Affordable housing and school busing can do little to counter a disruptive family life or a dangerous neighborhood. We need an alternative: public boarding schools.

Finals Week: A Breaking Point or a Blessing

Tyler R. Tynes | Posted 05.03.2013 | College
Tyler R. Tynes

Yes, finals week -- where Adderall is God's gift to procrastinating college students, Starbucks and Red Bull is more coveted than tequila and Budweiser, and social media sites become used more than textbooks.

√-1 Miss Math

Teresa Hsiao | Posted 05.01.2013 | Comedy
Teresa Hsiao

Why hello, Math. It's been, what, 10 years since our last night together? Remember, I was taking a freshman elective and you were using differential equations to kick my ass? But over time, I don't know what happened. We grew apart.

Why Empowering Girls Is Key To Ending Poverty

Ravi Kumar | Posted 04.21.2013 | Impact
Ravi Kumar

Sokha, a skinny orphan girl in Cambodia used to pick through garbage to survive. But thanks to series of events, she was able to enroll in school and ...

Meet The Horrifying Demon That Has Crept Into Our School System

Upworthy | Rollie Williams | Posted 04.19.2013 | Politics
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A curious phenomenon has crept into the school systems all across the world, and it's threatening to violently derail social progress....

The Cutting Of Welfare Benefits ToTennessee's Underperforming Children

Terrance Dean | Posted 04.09.2013 | Politics
Terrance Dean

It's unfortunate that the legislators find it more beneficial to continue to oppress, marginalize, and penalize those in poverty, rather than use those resources to produce better educational systems.

The Importance of Parental Involvement in Schools

Earl Martin Phalen | Posted 04.04.2013 | Parents
Earl Martin Phalen

According to a PBS report, close to one million American children drop out of school every year. In light of the staggering rate and our current crisis, it is important parents are involved in their children's education early.

Why Pranks Rule YouTube (WATCH)

Shira Lazar | Posted 04.03.2013 | Technology
Shira Lazar

Jesse Wellens, the male half of YouTube's hottest prank channel, PrankvsPrank, joined What's Trending live via Google plus to talk about maintaining how they were one of the first to build out a prank based channel on YouTube and how that's impacted their relationship as a real life couple.

Singling Out Students With Mental Illness Won't Make Schools Safer

Youth Radio -- Youth Media International | Posted 04.03.2013 | Impact
Youth Radio -- Youth Media International

Reporting by Chantell Williams Mental health advocates want the link between violence and people who are mentally ill to disappear. After the school s...

Building Global Competency and Helping to Reach Education for All Through Games and Apps

Ed Gragert | Posted 04.02.2013 | Impact
Ed Gragert

Although educational interactive games are not new, I am encouraged that there may be an exciting trend developing to enable young people to learn about and take action to impact the world and its issues.

Where To Go After Dropping Out

Youth Radio -- Youth Media International | Posted 03.28.2013 | College
Youth Radio -- Youth Media International

Photo Credit: Brett Myers/Youth Radio By: Joshua Clayton In elementary school and junior high, I was a bad little boy. You could find me in the prin...

Sex-Ed Needs K-12 Foundation Like Math, According To New Standards

Youth Radio -- Youth Media International | Posted 05.21.2013 | Home
Youth Radio -- Youth Media International

The Chicago Board of Education recently approved a new sexual health education policy, based on the National Sexuality Education Standards&n...

Public Schools and the School-to-Prison Pipeline

Darron T. Smith, Ph.D. | Posted 05.19.2013 | Black Voices
Darron T. Smith, Ph.D.

Students from disenfranchised social groups in the United States continue to receive substandard K-12 education and have significantly less access to higher education and other valued social opportunities and resources.

Holy Sh*t! That Pistol Packin' Granny Is... My Mom?

Tony Potts | Posted 05.18.2013 | Politics
Tony Potts

I was heading up the 405 freeway here in Los Angeles to pick up my daughter from school and decided to check-in with my mom in Florida to see how her day was and what was new.

Scars From the Tornado: One Year at Joplin East Middle School

Randy Turner | Posted 05.14.2013 | Books
Randy Turner

One of the things I never really said out loud until recently was how reluctant I was to return to teaching at Joplin East Middle School after the May 22, 2011, tornado.

How to Praise Your Kids and Teens

Barbara Greenberg | Posted 05.14.2013 | Parents
Barbara Greenberg

Kids should be praised primarily for their efforts, rather than for their personal characteristics, because if they are praised for effort, then a poor performance is more likely to be seen as a glitch, rather than a valid reflection of who they are as individuals.

ADHD Medication Can Help Kids, But It Can't Fix Schools

Nancy Rappaport | Posted 05.07.2013 | Impact
Nancy Rappaport

Education reform does not come from introducing Ritalin into the cafeteria lunches of poor schools. Real reform comes through productive interaction between teachers and students in the classroom.

To This Day Project: Interview with Anti-Bullying Video Creator Shane Koyczan

Shira Lazar | Posted 04.24.2013 | Impact
Shira Lazar

Based on a powerful spoken word problem, Shane Koyczan's To This Day Project explores the profound and lasting impact that bullying can have on an individual.

Preschool and Pre-K: Are We Sending Our Children to 'School' Too Soon?

Dr. Rhonda Joy Edwards Vansant | Posted 04.22.2013 | Parents
Dr. Rhonda Joy Edwards Vansant

I go into preschools and see children playing with puzzles on a screen instead of playing with real puzzles. They read words from a screen instead of holding real books. There will be plenty of time for technology. There is very little time for childhood.

How Youth Are Changing The World

Ravi Kumar | Posted 04.22.2013 | Technology
Ravi Kumar

Today, 43 percent of the world's population is 25 years old or younger. This young group is impatient and ready to change the world. Change for this g...

5 Ways to Prep for College Right Now

GalTime | Posted 04.16.2013 | Parents
GalTime

College preparation does not begin with the student's senior year. Ideally, it should start their freshman year of high school.

11 Things Kids Today Should Learn

Posted 02.12.2013 | Fifty

Do you remember practicing your cursive writing on dotted and lined pieces of paper in elementary school? It's becoming a relic of the past, up there ...

Harnessing the Passion for Learning That Births a Child's First Word

Susan Stiffelman | Posted 04.10.2013 | TED Weekends
Susan Stiffelman

2013-01-18-TEDplayvideoWe have lost faith in the fact that children genuinely want to learn. It is only when we make it stressful or unsafe that this drive is thwarted. Fortunately, babies are shielded from the pressures of our judgments or arbitrary deadlines.

'But I didn't mean to...' Responding to Students Exhibiting Sexualized Behavior

Nancy Rappaport | Posted 05.13.2013 | Parents
Nancy Rappaport

Students with sexualized behavior are one of teachers' biggest concerns. While sexual behavior is relatively unusual, it can be understandably upsetting and confusing for educators, who often are not sure how best to respond.