Murky Future of Federal Education Funding Only Hurts Students (EDUCATION) By Vanessa Wamsley, Staff Writer

By Vanessa Wamsley
May 1, 2013

On March 1, President Obama put his signature on the sequestration cuts that loomed over Congress and the White House since the budget debates last August. Although Obama announced the need for more inclusive public preschool education and availability of post-secondary education through federal grants... Read more »

Our Children Need Safe Schools, Not Prisons

By Vanessa Wamsley, Staff Writer
April 13, 2013

  Every child deserves to feel safe at their school desk. Gun control may divide the nation, but educators, parents, and politicians place a high premium on the safety of our school children. Unfortunately, consensus on the best way to ensure safety in our schools eludes everyone involved; proposals... Read more »

Educational Regret Undone

Vanessa Wamsley, Staff Writer
March 1, 2013

Educational Regret Undone By Vanessa Wamsley My education disappoints me. I surprise even myself writing that line. But looking back at my post-high school choices, I feel I missed something, somewhere.  I missed opportunities. I let potential slip by. I rushed too much. I only understood what I wanted... Read more »

Failure: the secret to success?

December 12, 2012

Failure: the secret to success? By Heather McCubbin By now many of you have seen the “You Are Not Special” graduation speech given by Wellesley, MA Senior High English teacher David McCullough, Jr. (son of the historian and author David McCullough.) If you haven’t seen it, you can catch... Read more »

Mediation: Is It Working?

May 16, 2012

By: Heather McCubbin Those of us who are parents, teachers, or who interact with people every day, have taken part in the mediation process in some way.  Over the last few decades, schools have invested money and time into teaching our children how to mediate with each other and how to handle tough... Read more »

Public Law 111-29 or “The Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act 2010″—What Does It Do?

Heather McCubbin
April 8, 2012

Before The New Lunch Law: Cheese Pizza, Canned Pineapple Tidbits, Tater Tots with Ketchup, Chocolate, Strawberry or White Milk. After The New Lunch Law: Flatbread Pizza or Spaghetti w/Meat Sauce, Carrots, Tossed Salad, Fresh Fruit, Chilled Apricots, Low Fat Chocolate or White Milk. This is just a sampling... Read more »

Women Only Education

Heather McCubbin
December 7, 2011

Theresa Medicus attended Western Senior High School, a public all-girls high school in Baltimore City, and when asked about her experience she said, “I think there were endless advantages of going to an all-girl high school.  We could, for the most part, be ourselves all day.”  This is... Read more »

Montessori Education vs. Public School Education

Heather McCubbin
November 7, 2011

The Montessori Method is named after Dr. Maria Montessori who was born in 1870 and was the first Italian woman to receive a medical degree. Horace Mann was a member of the Massachusetts State Senate but is known as “The Father of Education.” He was born in 1796 in Franklin, MA and formed... Read more »

Touring the Nursery

Jeffrey F. Barken
September 14, 2011

By Jeffrey F. Barken “Our asset is not our space…” Louie Wilder, director of the Bolton Hill Nursery, admits as she shows a young couple, parents of a prospective student, around the school. At first blush, this seems true. The school is limited to a single floor above a church, and it houses... Read more »