A prominent issue staring down the American education system is the alarming lack of parental involvement. Despite PTAs (Parent-Teacher Associations), parent-teacher conferences, and constant access to student grades online, parents seem to be involved in their children’s education less than ever before. According to National Forum, “educators at all school levels know that successful students—at all ability […]

On January 20th, 2017, President Donald J.  Trump was inaugurated as the President of the United States. With his inauguration came hefty spending cuts to education. These cuts span across K-12 as well as higher education. Classes deemed as “unnecessary” such as physical education, music, and the arts are amongst the first to be eliminated […]

There are many explanations, arguments, opinions, and everything in between regarding the issue with the American education system. One of the commonly mentioned themes involves student apathy. This issue is one that is not able to be remedied by a single policy or additional funding to a school. Rather, apathy is rooted in the minds […]

Education is always a highly debated and controversial topic in politics. Despite being a world superpower, the United States shows extreme gaps in academic achievement when compared to the rest of the world. The PISA, Program for International Student Assessment, is a worldwide exam administered every three years. The exam is taken by fifteen year old […]

As our world evolves into a technologically savvy generation, laptops, cellphones, kindles, and high-tech whiteboards are becoming increasingly more common in our classrooms. As a result of this shift, many questions have been risen as to the effectiveness, benefits and/or downfalls of technology use in schools. In the Huffington Post, Brian Braiker analyzes whether or […]