The Chacon-Moscone Legislation
In 1976, California assemblyman Peter Chacón and state senator George R. Moscone introduced Assembly Bill 1329: The Chacón-Moscone Bilingual Bicultural...
Public Schools
Nepotism in Schools: Is the Teacher in the Classroom With Your Child Qualified?
"Twenty-five million dollars missing or unaccounted for." Shocking headlines and stories similar to this appearing in local newspapers recently is...
ADHD in Middle School: Not a Miscreant, Just Misunderstood
Middle-schoolers with untreated ADHD are possibly some of the most misunderstood children in school. The assumption of a middle-school teacher...
College: Skyrocketing Costs, Student Debt, and Budget-Wise Choices
Not only do student loans and their accompanying debt keep making news, such lending has become big business for the...
Art And Music Education In The Public Schools – What Importance Should Be Given To These Subjects?
During the 1960's and 1970's the majority of public schools in the United States had regular music and art programs...
What Causes Debilitating Fear In Public Speaking?
Through my many years teaching voice and presentation skills, I have found that those who experience truly debilitating, gut-wrenching fear...
Teen Leadership Skills: Make Public Speaking Easy by Using a Speech Structure
To become effective leaders, teens need to hone their public speaking skills. One of the fundamental skills a leadership class...
Why Choose a Homeschooling Distance Learning Program?
Education is mandatory in our country. Until children reach the legal age where they can choose to leave school, usually...
Finding a Mall Parking Spot Using Mathematics – Part II
If you read the previous article on this topic, then I imagine you were quite piqued by the nature of...
May Madness – A Classroom Competition Merges Historical Research With Public Debate
This article reflects on a theory introduced by Isaac Hunt III which was published in the Social Education in 2006....
Eight Warning Signs of a Bad School
How do parents find a good school? Not only are public schools crippled by dozens of bad ideas, but the...
Teacher Licensing — A Protection Racket
Contrary to popular notions, teacher licensing in public schools does not insure teacher quality. A license also does not even...
Home Schooling and Down Syndrome
Making the decision to home school any child is difficult - if not daunting - for any parent, and especially...
Security For Your Children, They Need it Now – School Security
"School Security" (Day Care facilitates can also be included)School security can vary greatly from school to school. There are many...
More Families Would Opt For Different Schools If They Could
There is growing evidence that more families would opt for different schools if they could. This is clear from survey...
Dismal Drop-Out Rates for Detroit Schools
A 2006 newspaper report and a 2005 Princeton study spell costly problems for the students and residents of Detroit Schools....
One Visit to the Math Museum – You’ll Be "Hooked on Mathematics" for Life
Perhaps one of the best things a parent can do is to get their children interested in math. Why you...
Is the Tide Changing of Nonprofits Selling-Out to Donors?
A few days ago, my researcher was discussing with a global nonprofit their fundraising efforts, and she was informed that...
