Online resources help fill schools’ funding gaps
With a national drop in charitable contributions making it harder for schools to raise their needed funds, thousands of PTAs, schools, and nonprofit organizations across the country are taking advantage of two innovative fundraising tools: GoodShop.com and GoodSearch.com.
Survey: Family time eroding as internet use soars
Whether it’s around the dinner table or just in front of the TV, U.S. families say they are spending less time together. The decline in family time coincides with a rise in internet use and the popularity of social networks, reports the Associated Press — though a new study stopped just short of assigning blame.
Study paints a bleak picture of art education in U.S. schools
Music and art instruction in American eighth-grade classrooms has remained flat over the last decade, according to a new survey by the U.S. Department of Education, and one official involved in the survey called student achievement in those subjects “mediocre,” reports the New York Times.
Online Tutoring To Boost Student Success
Online Tutoring To Boost Student Success
Thanks to No Child Left Behind, schools cannot afford to have their students failing to succeed … and many are turning to online tutoring providers to ensure this doesn’t happen. Online tutoring can supplement the instruction a child receives during school, extending the learning day beyond the limits of the traditional classroom
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Stimulus funds to advance national standards
U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan is offering federal cash incentives to achieve one of his top priorities: developing national standards for reading and math to replace a current hodgepodge of benchmarks in the states.
Key words: national standards, common standards, math standards, reading standards
Firm offers video college tours
To narrow down her choice of colleges, high school senior Augusta Jahrsdoerfer did what students have done for generations: take tours of the schools she was interested in. But rather than travel to universities across the state or country, the 18-year-old Boynton Beach, Fla., resident logged on to YOUniversityTV.com, a web site that provides video tours and other services that allow prospective students to explore a school without ever stepping foot on campus.
Key words: virtual campus tour, video campus tour, YOUniversityTV.com
Up to $4,000 to antiviolence programs for children
The Women’s Division of the General Board of the Global Ministries of the United Methodist Church of offers grants of up to $4,000 for projects and programs addressing the needs of children and young people between the ages of 5 to 18 in the areas of violence prevention, anti-abuse and relationship abuse. The Women’s Division funds small-scale, community and church-based programs and projects. Building improvements, computer hardware, one-time only events, or summer events and activities are not eligible for funding.
$400 in teaching supplies for teachers who use insects as educational tools
The Entomological Society of America (ESA) is awarding educators who have gone beyond the traditional teaching methods by using insects as educational tools. One winner will be chosen from among primary teachers (grades K-6) and one from among secondary teachers (grades 7-12). The recipients will receive a $400 donation made payable to the winner’s school to purchase teaching materials required to expand the use of insects in the teaching curriculum; a $400 award paid directly to the winner for expenses associated with travel required to present a paper or poster on the use of insects in primary or secondary educational programs at a peer professional venue of their choosing; gratis registration to attend ESA’s Annual Meeting; and an $800 award paid directly to the winner for expenses associated with travel, hotel arrangements, and all other costs associated with attending the ESA Annual Meeting.
Awards for child and adult poetry promoting peace
The Barbara Mandigo Kelly Peace Poetry Award is an annual series of awards to encourage poets to explore and illuminate positive visions of peace and the human spirit. The Poetry Awards include three age categories: Adult, Youth 13-18, and Youth 12 & Under. Poems must be original, unpublished and in English.