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By Rev. Bill Ferguson From elementary school through college, community service has become a staple in the academic world. One doesn’t have to think too hard to understand why. Community service connects. To serve means to interact with the people around us, whether by raking the yard of an...

By: Regina G. Richards This is the third installment of a multi-part series about helping children manage homework. Thefirst post is about establishing good habits creating an optimal learning environment. The second postcovers homework strategies and dealing with fatigue. This article originally...

By: Regina G. Richards This is the second installment of a multi-part series about helping children manage homework. The first post is about establishing good habits creating an optimal learning environment and the third motivation and tools. This article originally appeared in LDOnline. Ba...

By Regina G. RichardsThis is the first installment of a multi-part series about helping children manage homework. Thesecond post covers strategies, organization, and dealing with fatigue, and the thirdmotivation and tools. This article originally appeared in LDOnline."The secret of education lies in...

By Donell Pons When my son was in second grade, it became apparent he was not going to read without serious intervention.  His speech was not delayed, but he was completely unaware of rhyme, the sound-to-letter relationship eluded him, and almost every characteristic of letter formation...

 By Donna J. Sullivan, M.A.What a surprise it was to learn that controversy regarding the teaching of beginning reading is still alive and well!  Specifically, I recently learned that what is known as the whole language philosophy is still alive and breathing, despite the large body of highly scie...

By Kristine BurgessOver the school year students receive instruction that should focus on developing skills and making academic gains, but what happens when they leave school for the summer?In order to prevent regression of reading skills in the summer months, it is essential that students engage in...

This is the third post in a three-part series about bullying. The first article defines bullying and the second article outlines the warning signs of bullying. As discussed in an earlier post by Elizabeth Englander, the essential nature of bullying has not changed … [b]ut the signs that a...

This is the second post in a three-part series about bullying. The first article defines bullying and the third discusses the legal implicationswhen a student is accused of bullying. If you were to pick up an advice column about recognizing the signs of bullying written in 1975, it’s likely tha...

This is the first post in a three-part series about bullying. The second article outlines the warning signs of bullying and the third discusses the legal implications when a student is accused of bullying. By Erin Herzeelle Over the past several years, bullying has received increasing attentio...