#best advice for education
Parents play a crucial role in their children’s education, serving as their first teachers and lifelong champions.
This category explores the partnership between parents and educators in supporting children’s learning and development.
Articles in this category cover a range of topics, including fostering a supportive home environment for learning, promoting parental involvement in education, and nurturing critical thinking skills in children.
Whether you’re a parent looking for guidance on how to support your child’s education or an educator seeking to strengthen the home-school partnership, our articles aim to provide practical tips and insights to help families navigate the educational journey together.
Animated Song Introduces the Dalai Lama’s Four Principal Commitments to Young Learners In 2025, the Department of Education of the Central Tibetan Administration released an Animated Song that distills the Dalai Lama‘s Four Principal Commitments into a format tailored for children. This initiative, timed to honor the Year of Compassion and the celebration of Tibetan …
Why Universal Age-13 Reading Tests Fail to Solve the Literacy Crisis Maya, a fictional chair of governors at a large secondary school in a deprived coastal town, watches cohorts arrive in Year 7 with very different reading profiles. Maya knows that simply adding a universal test at age 13 will not suddenly close the gap …
Indiana’s New Literacy Standards and the Surge of Third Grade Retention The passage and enforcement of Indiana’s new literacy standards has generated nationwide attention because of its immediate effect on promotion decisions. School districts across the state implemented stricter benchmarks linked to the IREAD assessment, and as a result roughly 3,000 third graders were asked …
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Ed Sheeran and the Curriculum Shift: What the 2025 Reforms Mean for Music Education The announcement that the national curriculum in England will be rebalanced for creative subjects marks a pivotal moment in public education policy. High-profile campaigning, notably by Ed Sheeran, helped focus attention on how sustained access to arts education can transform lives. …
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Forced Resignation in Lancashire: A mother’s case and the human cost of denied school placement Hannah Collins is one of many parents whose life changed when a suitable school placement could not be secured for her child. Living in Leyland, Lancashire, she endured a two-year wait for an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) for …
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Practical Night-Before-Exam Parenting: “Keep Your Mouth Shut and Your Door Open” as a Modern Strategy On the evening before my children’s exams, a friend texted me the phrase that changed how I behave during assessment season: “Keep your mouth shut and your door open.” That line, simple and humane, captures a parenting shift from intervention …
Inclusive Education Strategies in Burkina Faso: Policies and Project Outcomes In recent years, Burkina Faso has moved from policy formulation to pragmatic actions to expand opportunities for children with disabilities. A central part of that shift has been the implementation of targeted interventions designed to overcome structural and social obstacles. These efforts respond directly to …
Child Care Funding and Budget Priorities: How Winsome Earle-Sears and Abigail Spanberger Contrast When debates move from slogans to spreadsheets, the real questions are about child care funding formulas and where limited dollars are allocated. Voters like Maya, a hypothetical registered nurse and mother of two in Richmond, watch budgets closely because the choices determine …
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Maine Minimum Wage Conversations: Community Perspectives on Raising ME Minimum Wage and Local Economies Lena is a preschool teacher in a small coastal community who balances classroom planning with evening shifts at a local bakery to pay the bills. Her story anchors the debate about the Maine Minimum Wage and highlights why local voters care …
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How the 2025 Government Shutdown Directly Threatens Head Start Programs and Nearly 65,000 Young Children The ongoing federal shutdown has put operational funding for dozens of Head Start programs at immediate risk, with estimates showing about 134 programs across 41 states and Puerto Rico losing federal support on November 1. That interruption translates to nearly …