#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.
Formula E and Street Child Unite around a new education fund designed to protect children’s education when climate disasters destroy schools. This initiative focuses on fast repairs, safe learning spaces, and long-term youth empowerment in communities at high climate risk. Formula E and Street Child Unite for a Climate Education Fund Formula E, the first …
Councils Awarded £3 Billion to Expand Thousands of Spaces for SEND Students marks a major shift in how England plans special needs education. This new SEND funding targets places, staff and support closer to home for children and their families. £3 Billion SEND funding to expand spaces in mainstream education The government has promised at …
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You want your child to follow an educational pathway that fits who they are, not a generic route. The goal is clear: align school choices, activities, and future options with your child’s strengths so their child success feels natural, not forced. Educational pathway and child success: start with knowing your child A strong educational pathway …
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San Francisco uses apprenticeships as a bold solution for its education workforce shortage, especially in early childhood. Paid learning on the job, linked to college credits, is turning child care roles into stable career pathways instead of short-term work. San Francisco apprenticeships as a bold solution for education jobs In San Francisco, early childhood apprenticeships …
Federal Head Start Early Learning: Origins, Mission, and Historical Evolution The story of Federal Head Start begins as a bold national response to persistent poverty and educational inequity. Launched in 1965 during President Lyndon B. Johnson’s War on Poverty, the program started as an eight-week demonstration to provide enriching early experiences for children from low-income …
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Evidence Linking School Reopenings to Improved Children’s Mental Health in the COVID-19 Pandemic The reopening of classrooms across the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic has been associated with measurable changes in youth wellbeing. A large quasi-experimental study from researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health examined administrative health claims and school reopening …
Education Bill Tracker: Session Opening Week Overview and Tracking Methodology The start of the Legislative Session brought a flurry of proposals from Indiana Lawmakers, and this section outlines how the Education Bill tracking process works during the Session Opening week. For clarity, follow Maria Rivera, a fictional middle-school principal in Indianapolis, who checks the Bill …
By Alecia Murray Why Alecia Murray stepped forward as a Parent Fellow to champion Child Care and Early Education The path that led me to serve as a Parent Fellow reflects everyday parenting, community resilience, and the power of lived experience changed into advocacy. As the oldest of seven, a mother of four, and a …
Determining the Right Age for Smartphone Ownership: Research and Real-World Evidence Families and educators face a repeated question: at what age is it appropriate for children to take on smartphone ownership? To ground this discussion, consider the Parkers — a fictional family used as a thread through this article. Their daughter, Sam, turned 12 in …
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How Arts Education Shapes Child Development: Cognitive Foundations and Classroom Evidence Ava, a primary teacher at a suburban school, noticed that students who participated in her weekly art sessions performed better on tasks requiring attention and memory. This observation reflects a broader pattern: when Arts Education is embedded in school curricula, children show measurable gains …
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