by Supporting Education | May 1, 2020 | News, Student Issues
The SAT, that tool of college admission, has always been a communal experience – a few hundred students in a gym or lecture hall, each at their own desk, quietly scratching away at the standardized questions under the eyes of a team of proctors. But in light of the...
by Supporting Education | Apr 24, 2020 | News, Parent Issues, Student Issues, Teacher Issues
President Trump has announced his three-stage “Opening Up America Again” COVID-19 recovery plan, which is intended to move at a pace governed by infection numbers in any given state. Stage One maintains shelter in place and closed schools. If 14 consecutive days show...
by Supporting Education | Apr 15, 2020 | News, Parent Issues, Student Issues
In the middle of March, hundreds rallied on the steps of the Washington State Capitol Building to protest a bill that would require sex and health education for every student in the state, at every age. They called on Governor Jay Inslee to veto Senate Bill 5395,...
by Supporting Education | Apr 6, 2020 | News, Student Issues
Student loan debt has been a constant battlefield for the U.S. Department of Education under current Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos. U.S. courts have had to sue her personally over contradicting their orders about pursuing debt from those defrauded by for-profit...
by Supporting Education | Mar 30, 2020 | News, Student Issues
For some students, school-provided meals are the only thing they get to eat on weekdays—or, at least, the only healthy thing. The COVID-19 crisis is bringing to light another crisis: the student food security crisis. But some school districts, with the help of special...
by Supporting Education | Mar 20, 2020 | News, Parent Issues, Student Issues
With schools across the country closed to help slow the spread of COVID-19, parents everywhere are looking for options to help diversify their home education options. Here is a small selection of free education resources for a variety of subjects. Math Prodigy Math...
by Supporting Education | Mar 13, 2020 | News
At the end of the Cold War in the late 1980s, the United States military had an inarguable technological advantage in the world. But in the generation since, that has eroded heavily, and experts say we have to look at our lagging educational policies for that. The...
by Supporting Education | Mar 6, 2020 | News, Student Issues
The University of Southern California (USC), located to the southwest of downtown Los Angeles, is one of the oldest private universities in California. It’s nearly 140 years old. As of the 2018-19 school year, it had just shy of 50,000 students, about 20,000 of those...
by Supporting Education | Feb 28, 2020 | News, Student Issues
One of the differences between high school and college that takes some getting used to is that in college, you have real standing to talk your teachers into giving you a better grade. In fact, according to a survey by two professors of economics, Cher Li and Basit...
by Supporting Education | Feb 20, 2020 | News, Student Issues
In the seven schools of Geelong, Australia, an unusual program is part of the beginning of every school year. Students are given a survey with nearly 100 questions probing into their living status: Do you feel safe at home? Are you confident you’ll have enough...
