Is There Lead in Your School's Water?
Has your school tested its water for lead? How you can find out in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware.
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Families That Choose a Religious School That's Not Their Faith
You don't have to be Catholic to attend Catholic school. Other religious schools also welcome all faiths.
How Zero Tolerance Policies Can Impact Students With Special Needs
Zero-tolerance policies meant to keep weapons out of schools sometimes punish students with special needs for less serious offenses.
Inclusion of Students with Special Needs Has Benefits for All
Thirteen-year-old Max Matthews loves to hang out with his friends, watch football or stroll through his Bella Vista neighborhood. The 8th grader at the Meredith School in Queen Village has autism and ocular motor apraxia, which affects eye movements. Since…
Chaperones Wanted!
A well-planned school field trip makes a topic of study come alive by connecting classroom concepts with real-world applications. Students retain information on the subject after a field trip, and they demonstrate a greater interest in learning more on their…
Nature programs align with evolving standards
Today’s nature field trips have become closely aligned with state curricular objectives in advance of “next generation” national science standards expected to be announced later this year.
Delaware Museum of Natural History
If you can’t come to the Museum, we’ll bring the Museum to you. Museum educators bring hands-on nature and science programs to your venue, including samples from our mollusk. bird, insect, reptile and mammal collections.
PE stretches beyond gym class
To get kids moving, schools are using exercise bikes in the library, calisthenics during algebra and even video games like Dance Dance Revolution.
Assistive tech arrives big time
Children with IEPs have a right to needed learning devices. New technology ranges from weighted pens to augmented communications systems.
Mom, I want to play the piano
Great, but how do you know if your child is ready for music lessons?
Projects Challenge Bright Kids
Teachers use global issues, technology and creative expression to engage exceptionally bright children.
The School Book Fair: Your Opportunity for a Random Act of Kindness
School book fairs give parents the chance to be kind to students in need, suggests mom blogger Jennifer Auer.
Homeschoolers Socialize Too!
They get together for proms, sports and many other activities.
Archdiocese Provides School Closure Site
The Archdiocese of Philadelphia is maintaining a public information site after announcing the closure of 45 elementary and four high schools.
Surge in Chinese Language Classes
With the U.S. and Chinese governments cheering them on, an increasing number of Philadelphia-area schools are offering Chinese instruction.
7 Myths About Independent Schools
Families who reject a private school education are often misinformed, says independent schools executive.
Migraines Often Go Undetected
Many parents overlook the problem because not much is known about migraines.
The Cyber Charter School Option
In Pennsylvania, cyber charter schools continue to add students. Who's using them? What are the pros and cons?
Activities Spark Kids' Arts Interest
With schools cutting back arts programs, here are ways parents can fill the void.
7 Phila. & Bucks Parish Schools Shut
Seven parish elementary schools in Philadelphia and Bucks County, PA will close at the end of the 2010-2011 school year, the Archdiocese of Philadelphia has announced.
Black History Learning
Introduce your kids to Duke Ellington, Rosa Parks & other historical figures through DVDs & learning kits.
Catholic Schools Look to the Future
The Delaware Valley’s Catholic schools continue to find new ways to help today’s students compete in a global society.
Subpar Schools Show Little Progress
Low-performing schools, whether charter or district schools, showed little improvement during a five-year period monitored in a new study.
National School Survey Seeks Your Feedback
Students, parents and educators have until Dec. 17 to participate in Speak Up, an annual survey that takes the nation’s pulse on key educational issues