Archives for December 20, 2011

Now thru Jan 3, 2012: vote for @K12NN & help us win a seed grant that enables our site to offer online organizing tools to parents of school-aged kids as they support local public schools! Vote as often as you like — no signups required. Thanks for yo…

Gender is a social construct — that means there are more than 2 expressions. Kids need to understand to prevent bullying other children who are gender variant. Here’s a wonderful, hopeful story from a teacher who successfully guided her elementary sch…

.@ShannonRosa, @JennyAlice: In NJ, Camden St ES labeled “failing” for 10% 3rd grade reading level, but no accounting for 200 autistic, LD, mild/moderate cognitively disabled kids the school serves. For shame — are we using test scores to beat up speci…

Community schools in high-poverty areas that provide health, after-school care, basic medical/dental care & other support services to kids give them the foundation they need to thrive at school. 22% of children are now at or below the poverty line.Why …