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Everyday math activities

The math curriculum in Ontario is an intricate and detailed document where children learn everything from algebra to data management. It can be...
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Single mom provides "oasis" for others

When one thinks of single parents, one usually thinks of deficits. What do single parents need? What do their children need? One rarely thinks of...
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Get your "girlfriend" body back

Motherhood brings about changing your priorities and putting yourself almost last, if not last on the priority list for the day. This causes the ...
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Nation pushes for teacher merit pay - the politics: good teachers v. bad teachers

Arne Duncan, US Secretary of Education, has been touring the United States speaking about changing various policies governing teacher pay and union...
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Dr. Leslie's top 10 tips : keeping kids safe online

With all the dangers lurking in cyberspace, it’s important for parents to know how to keeps their kids safe. Here are my Top 10 tips to...
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Who is raising our children? Parents or social networks?

As a novice “social networker” I’ve been amazed at the disturbing affects tools like Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter have had on...
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Weird school news: attractive students better learners, pot brownies, KIPP union

Odd news reports from around the nation which may--or may not--be involving charter schools:Were you well groomed as a kid? If so, says News:Lite,...
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Do charters accept special needs students?

Have you ever heard someone say that charter schools test better because they do not accept special needs students? Next time you can tell them...
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Charter schools, at-risk and SPED

Define at-risk? How about special needs?Kristen Smith, the assistant director for Front Range Academy (multiple learning centers for HOPE Online...
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Kid orders state exams for make-believe

Remember what it was like to be a kid?Oh, how we wanted to grow up. We’d daydream of becoming adult professional selves and role-play such...
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