OLD SCHOOL, NEW SCHOOL: A wealth of science books
Regardless of the grade level, whenever I read to a class, I am always amazed me how engaged and interested the students become.
OLD SCHOOL, NEW SCHOOL: Lessons learned from black history
I know that one motivation of Black History month is education based. So during the past month, I visited with school children.
OLD SCHOOL, NEW SCHOOL: Mapping out education progress
At the end of the day, after sitting in a meeting for eight hours, I heard someone say, “Only 22 more days until the MAP test!”
OLD SCHOOL, NEW SCHOOL: Butterflies, like us, wait for summer
During the last snowstorm, were you longing for a hot summer day the way I was while realizing that it’s been quite some time that I’ve seen a butterfly?
COMMENTARY: Missouri ‘Race to the Top’ application incomplete
Limits on charter school expansion could jeopardize federal funding
Missouri’s application, relevant to charters, focused only on increasing accountability for both schools and sponsors.
OLD SCHOOL, NEW SCHOOL: 'SciJourn' integrates science, journalism
Researchers in University of Missouri, St. Louis’ College of Education have come up with a unique way to integrate science across the curriculum.
Missouri education funding picture continues to worsen
Less than two weeks after announcing almost $200 million in cuts to the state's current budget, Gov. Jay Nixon cut an additional $74.3 million.
OLD SCHOOL, NEW SCHOOL: Bluebirds of happiness
This is a love story about Pamela Kirby and her husband Darrell, about bluebirds and about caring for children.
Parents As Teachers targeted for cuts in Missouri
Education funding formula projected to be $106 million short
As state leaders prepare to write a budget with less cash in their coffers, they have pledged to protect public education from the axe.
Cyber-bullying ban could be on the way in Missouri
Public school students who use text messaging, social networking sites and other electronics to harass and intimidate their peers could find themselves in trouble if a bill heard Wednesday is enacted.
OLD SCHOOL, NEW SCHOOL: Education is more than learning to take tests
Today’s enlightened educators are applying several methods in measuring what students know and, more importantly, how they can apply information.
Obama to announce expanded grant program
U.S. President Obama will seek $1.35 billion for the Education Department's "Race to the Top" program for strengthening public schools, the White House said.
OLD SCHOOL, NEW SCHOOL: Teaching 21st Century skills
As a student, I took too many classes where it mattered more that I memorized the information than the importance of the information itself. In one class, Animal Form and Function, the final exam consisted of 100 questions about phylum.
OLD SCHOOL, NEW SCHOOL: Classrooms have remained too static
It seems hard to imagine that we have already completed a decade in the 21st century. When I was a little girl I remember trying to figure out how old I would be in the year 2000. I never fathomed the year 2010!
OLD SCHOOL, NEW SCHOOL: 'Study time' is crucial to motivating students
The holidays are over, and it’s time to recommence the old routine. After winter break, there’s no first day of school excitement for your child. Instead, it’s rise well before dawn and brace the cold to start the second half grind.
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