In 1837, Horace Mann the “Father of American Education” undertook the nearly impossible task of promoting tax-supported, universal public educ…
Doylestown, Pa. — Today, Governor Josh Shapiro signed Senate Bill 1014 into law, requiring all Pennsylvania public, charter, cyber charter, and private schools to adopt policies prohibiting students from using personal cell phones throughout the school day, including during lunch, recess, and between classes.
Harrisburg, Pa. — Legislation sponsored by Sens. Devlin Robinson (R-37), Vincent Hughes (D-7) and Steve Santarsiero (D-10) addressing student cellphone use during school is almost law.
Even when hearing a human voice, scientists say some people’s brains don’t immediately treat new sounds as “language.”
When fall is in the air, I start to think about the thousands of students who first walked through my classroom door. The first time, in 1993 …
Women are likelier than men to perceive mistakes more negatively – depending on with whom they are sharing a workspace.
Did you survive? Was anyone hurt? What did you learn? This was what I usually heard when I presented my father with the news of some youthful …
Scientists found the amount of knowledge a wild orangutan acquires over its lengthy juvenile development depends on its style of learning.
CONWAY — Teacher training days, otherwise known as Professional Learning Communities, or PLC, days have been a hot topic lately. Some want to …
Bill Marvel is a lucky man. Most who opine wildly into the void are called keyboard warriors. Marvel’s opinions arrive in print. Despite that …
