Teen Pregnancy: A Nurse’s Perspective

  Teenage Pregnancy and Education Challenges   by Mary Ryan The deepest issues faced in educating pregnant teens and teenage mothers are best illustrated by a true story. As a Maternal/Child Public Health Nurse, I am frequently called into the homes of...

Catherine Box/Education

    As The Bell Rings   by Catherine Box On the one-year anniversary of the Inauguration of the 45th President, I watched the clock tick to zero on the government shutdown stopgap measure. It seems fitting that a year of turbulence ends with paralysis....
Education/Nancy Barno Reynolds

Education/Nancy Barno Reynolds

Photo by Element5 Digital on Unsplash   Critical Literacy, Economic Growth, and the Standards Movement: Are We Speaking the Same Language?   by Nancy Barno Reynolds Education Editor The introduction of ESSA (2016) laws mandated by then-President of the United...
Julie McCarthy/Education

Julie McCarthy/Education

Photo by Bill Wegener on Unsplash *** Uncertain Times for Diverse Learners   by Julie McCarthy A couple of years ago at a New York State conference for teachers of speakers of other languages, we were told that all teachers are teachers of students who speak a...
Sue Atkinson: Old Schools, Part 1

Sue Atkinson: Old Schools, Part 1

Former Mt. Upton High School   Old Schools – Part 1 The Downsides of Consolidation  In a sunny late fall afternoon, I took a drive up New York State Route 8. Highway 8 originates in the Village of Deposit, winds through small villages and hamlets, passes through...