A new study by the American Academy of Pediatrics shows that reading daily to young children, starting in infancy, can help with language acquisition and literacy skills. But, the report says, many children are missing out! This summer, you can get your kids excited...
Each year, nearly 38,000 high school students from across the country enter to win a share of the $2.2 million in educational scholarships and incentives awarded through the VFW’s Voice of Democracy audio-essay competition. The VFW established the Voice of Democracy...
Back to Basics Learning Dynamics and Back to Basics K-12 Private School will be closed on Monday, May 25 to celebrate Memorial Day. Back to Basics will reopen on Tuesday, May 26. Here are five facts about Memorial Day you might not know: Memorial Day, originally...
Education On Air is a free online conference about leading for the future and shaping the classroom today. Join your peers for sessions run by educators for educators, designed to be immediately useful to you. All you need is a web browser and an Internet connection....
As the school year winds down, this is the perfect opportunity to reflect on the hits — and misses — of the past year. Was your child happy at school? Challenged? Motivated? If the reality of this school year was not exactly what you had envisioned back...
From the DoSomething Organization, here are 11 Facts About Literacy: Two-thirds of students who cannot read proficiently by the end of 4th grade will end up in jail or on welfare. Over 70 percent of America’s inmates cannot read above a 4th grade level. 1 in 4...
