General Electric- A Frustratingly Important Lesson In Valuing Your Employees
Welch took over a GE that was at the time, a major company. At the time, he viewed GE as bloated and needing to change. While he might’ve been right…
Biden Launches Massive Education Effort to Support Students
President Biden calls on schools to leverage American Rescue Plan funds to expand programming and services to help students make up for lost learning time and succeed America’s students are…
Children Will Not Go Hungry in School Due to New Law
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer today announced the bipartisan Keep Kids Fed Act has officially been signed into law. The bill extends child nutrition waivers that give essential funding and…
Why is Reading Older Books Harder Than Modern Books?
Simply put: there is much more stylistic variation among older books than modern books. People who read mostly or exclusively modern books accustom themselves to a vary narrow range of…
Masks and The Merrimack Valley School District
It saddens me that parents in my school district are so brazenly against masks. One of the valid points of their argument revolves around masks hindering the education of kids.…
Shaheen, Capito Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Invest in STEM Education Through Hands-On Learning Opportunities
U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) today led the introduction of a bipartisan bill with Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) to expand opportunities for hands-on learning in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education. The Supporting STEM Learning Opportunities…
15 Things You Should Be Teaching Your Teenager
No Means NO Boundaries; how to respect someone else’s and how to watch for people who ignore your own. To listen to your instincts when they tell you something is…
Neighbor’s Tree Fell on My Fence! What The &%@# Do I Do?
1. Call your neighbor and let them know it happened, so you can coordinate any details about what will happen next. 2. Take pictures of everything, from multiple angles. But…
How ‘Integrated’ Schools in the South Keep Segregation Alive
I’ve lived all over the country including in the Deep South, so I can safely say it takes on a lot of different flavors. At my high school the way…
What is Presidents’ Day?
Presidents’ Day is a federal holiday that’s celebrated on the third Monday of February to honor George Washington, the first president of the United States. Despite its status as a…