As we enter the month of elementary high-stakes standardized testing, teachers, parents and students alike go in to high-anxiety mode. Teachers are worried the students have not had time to cover the ...
We’ve all heard the saying, “Breakfast is the most important meal of the day.” However, how many of us forget to make breakfast a priority and walk out the door without eating anything? I’ll admit I’m...
NEA’s Great Public Schools (GPS) Network recognized the week of December 7-13 as Mental Health Awareness Week. Resources, discussions and webinars have been shared among members of the Student Bullyi...
This post is cross-posted from the NEA Today blog. Summer is officially here, and most schools across the nation have marked the end of another academic year. For many kids, the coming of summer signa...
For over 65 years, mental health organizations and advocates have led the observance of May is Mental Health Month by reaching millions of people through the media, local events and screenings to prom...
Earlier this year I posted some tweets about how I work regular exercise into my daily routine: Biking to work and pushing my three year old around in the stroller. January gets pretty challenging for...
April 10th marks the annual observance of National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day (NYHAAD). The theme this year is “Engaging Youth Voices in the HIV & AIDS Response.” Youth in the United S...
Summer has come and gone as have all the Back-to-School ads on TV and essentially everywhere you look. It’s back. We’re back. The time is now, and the new school year is in full-gear with no signs of ...
By Carrie Marriot The Finish Line is Just the Beginning Our son Henry, pictured here, was just 10 months old and learning how to pull himself up to standing. I was in the kitchen making dinner like an...
On Friday, March 21, the third grade science class of Washington DC’s Ludlow-Taylor Elementary, led by their teacher, Ms. Amanda Oberski, set out to walk six blocks from their Capitol Hill school to t...