Click here to visit the new home of ParentDish!

Hot on HuffPost Parents:

 
 

Education: Tweens

TheLatest

Michelle Obama Pens Open Letter to Parents Following Tragedy in Tucson

by Mary Kate Baumann, Posted Jan 14th 2011

President Barack Obama embraces wife Michelle Obama at an event honoring the January 8 shooting victims on the University of Arizona ...In light of the recent Tucson tragedy, Michelle Obama addresses parents nationwide.
4 COMMENTS

New Jersey Town Could Drug Test Middle Schoolers

by Colleen Egan and Sandy Maple, Posted Jan 11th 2011

Sixth, seventh and eighth graders could get randomly tested for drugs. Credit: CBS One New Jersey school district might soon add a new ...A New Jersey school district might soon add a new kind of pop quiz to its middle school curriculum: Random drug testing.
132 COMMENTS

Poll: Most Want Easier Way to Fire Bad Teachers

by Associated Press, Posted Dec 14th 2010

78 percent think it should be easier for school administrators to fire bad teachers. Credit: Getty Images ATLANTA (AP) - An ...An overwhelming majority of Americans are frustrated that it's too difficult to get rid of bad teachers, while most also believe that teachers aren't paid enough, a new poll shows.
0 COMMENTS

Adults Blame Parents for Education Problems

by Associated Press, Posted Dec 13th 2010

More people are blaming parents for low test scores instead of teachers. Credit: Getty Images SEATTLE (AP) - Blaming teachers for low ...Blaming teachers for low test scores, poor graduation rates and the other ills of American schools has been popular lately, but a new survey wags a finger closer to home.
83 COMMENTS

Some Parents Being Fined if Children Skip School

by Associated Press, Posted Dec 13th 2010

Parents could pay if kids miss class. Credit: Getty Images
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - School districts in western Alaska have found a new way to ...School districts in western Alaska have found a new way to crack down on truancy -- or rather, an old way: They're getting police to enforce a years-old state law that lets them fine parents whose children skip school.
1 COMMENTS

Is the Internet Turning Kids Into Terrible Spellers?

by Tom Henderson, Posted Nov 24th 2010

Whu sayz yur kidz can't spell? Credit: Getty Images
This is nothing to :) about or LOL over. Time magazine, citing a paper just released by the ...Study reveals kids are stupid, but puts it more politely.
4 COMMENTS

Teaching Children the Meaning of Thanksgiving

by Brett Singer, Posted Nov 23rd 2010

Teach your children about the meaning of Thanksgiving! Credit: Getty Images
Thanksgiving can mean many things: family, turkey, football (not ...
0 COMMENTS

Is Your Child's Classroom Too Crowded?

by Brett Singer, Posted Nov 18th 2010

Sardines or students? Credit: Getty Images
Are there too many kids in your child's classroom? If so, they've got company. School districts in ...School districts in Florida and New York and across the country are struggling with a growing problem -- too many kids and too few desks
1 COMMENTS

FollowUs

Flickr RSS

TheTalkies

More Recent Questions: