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| Every parent wants the best education possible for their children. Learn more about your options in Central Pennsylvania right here – at the click of a mouse.
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| Kohl's to Award $10 Million to Schools |
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| Kohl’s wants to inspire students and school supporters to dream big about what their favorite K-12 school could do with half a million dollars. Today through September 3, visit www.facebook.com/kohls to share what your school could do with the funding, cast your votes, and get more information.... more |
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| School Systems Get $500,000 Grant |
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| Middle school students and educators in Elizabethtown and Lebanon will receive support this upcoming school year from The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The Foundation granted over $500,000 to Lancaster-Lebanon Intermediate Unit 13, Elizabethtown Area School District and Lebanon School District. Together, they have formed the Lancaster-Lebanon Literacy Design Collaborative, a goal ensuring that at least 80 percent of high school students graduate ready for college. ... more |
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| Summer Science Activities for Children |
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| Children learn best when instruction is continuous. Keep your children in the learning mode this summer by offering science activities you can do with them every week while they are away from school.... more |
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| Local School Music Programs Recognized |
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| Twenty schools in Pennsylvania have been designated Best Communities for Music Education in America. Those in the Harrisburg/Lancaster/York area include: Central York School District, York; Cumberland Valley, Mechanicsburg; Dover Area School District; Hershey Middle School, Hershey; Conestoga Valley School District, Lancaster; and Ephrata area School District, Ephrata.... more |
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| Teaching Kids to Have Faith |
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| Parents have the ability to teach their sons and daughters to embrace the calmness and serenity of prayer, as well as the power of faith. And from that faith can come amazing results. ... more |
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| Dear Teacher: March 2010 |
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| Tips for how to help your child improve his or her spelling skills and how you can get an idea of what can be covered on standardized tests.... more |
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| Dear Teacher: January, 2010 |
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| Peggy and Marge offer advice on how to improve a child's writing skills and clue you in to how much time a 3.5-year-old should spend on the computer.... more |
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| Dear Teacher: November 2009 |
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| This month's Dear Teacher column offers advice on how to raise a bilingual child and how to deal with an unhappy child in preschool and how to access the school's setting.... more |
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| Your Money: Save it for the Future or Your Child's Education? |
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| As a member of the so-called “sandwich generation,” my priorities are literally “sandwiched” between the needs of my octogenarian mother and those of my three young children. Rarely does the focus turn to the needs I share with my husband, especially those involving our financial future. ... more |
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| Prepping the Perfect Study Spot |
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| It’s no secret that homework can be a challenge for many families. The older the child, the harder and more time consuming the homework becomes. Research shows that children who routinely complete their homework do better in school. Through homework, parents can monitor their children’s progress, stay current with what they are doing in school and encourage them through positive reinforcement. Therefore, it is important to create a productive homework environment. Here are some how-to tips for creating the perfect study spot:... more |
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| My Kid's Afraid of Kindergarten's Workload |
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| Question: My two children are preschoolers. I am constantly talking to them and reading them lots of books. Still I’m worried about their being ready to read when they get to school. Are there signs that indicate the possibility of future reading problems?
— Avid Reader
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| Parents and Teachers: Partners in Education |
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| It’s one of those back-of-the-mind concerns that haunts all parents, especially those who remember the “bad teacher” from their K-12 years. Fortunately, mothers and fathers can relax. Very few parent-teacher relationships become so volatile that they can’t be remedied. And since your little one’s school year is just beginning, it’s the perfect time to start heading off any potential problems from day one. ... more |
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| Why do Parents Homeschool? |
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| Ask the parents of the 22,136 home-educated students in Pennsylvania why they decided to home-school and you could very well get 22,136 different answers. ... more |
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| Help Children Make the Leap to Kindergarten and High School |
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| Who knew that strapping on a Big Bird backpack, handing over an Elmo lunch box and waving goodbye would be one of the most difficult tasks in a parent’s life? There’s nothing quite like getting your child ready for his or her first day of school. So many questions can run through your mind. Will he make friends? Will she enjoy – and keep up with – this new environment? And these questions don’t end with the kindergarten transition. Going from middle school to the ninth grade proves to be another important (and sometimes stressful) time in a child’s educational career.... more |
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| Summer Learning Made Fun |
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| Looking for some amusing yet purposeful computer time for your child this summer? Look no further! We’ve compiled a list of educational, teacher-recommended, Internet-safe Web sites that can lead to hours of worthwhile entertainment for children of all ages. ... more |
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| Gifted Teens Struggle Too |
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| Life’s not always a bowl of cherries for “gifted” teens. Many are beset with problems ranging from over-competitiveness to difficulty in getting and keeping friends. Tremendous pressures and the usual developmental issues combine to leave some gifted teens adrift in a sea of changes and choices. Once parents and teachers become aware of this side of “giftedness,” they can support their gifted teens and help them to cope, say resources on FamilyEducation.com. ... more |
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| Dear Teacher: My Kid Hates School |
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| My 10-year-old son who is in sixth grade absolutely hates school and wants to quit as soon as he can. When I ask why, all he says is that school is stupid. I suggested that he talk to a counselor, but he says he won’t talk to anyone. Homework is a nightmare with him screaming and crying. On the positive side, he has a lot of friends, and my husband and I spend a lot of time doing activities with him from movies to sports.
— Changes Needed
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| Budgeting Your Teen: Teaching Fiscal Responsibility at Any Age |
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| When I was a teenager, I didn’t have a cell phone, an iPod or even a computer. And I didn’t get $104 a week for the various chores I completed around the house.
According to an article on FamilyEducation.com, that’s the going rate parents are dishing out to their teens. But as the economic crisis hits more and more families, parents are tightening the purse strings.
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| Graduation Days - Preparing Parents For Goodbyes |
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| Senior year in high school is a long series of farewells, most of them highly emotional. As unsettling as it may be to leave their 13-year careers as students, seniors' most wrenching goodbyes are usually those to friends. If they're leaving home for college or the workplace, they know that they can always come home to reconnect with family. But those treasured friends who shared their lives and knew them best; they might never see them again. ... more |
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| Help Needed for Kids' College |
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| School teachers, faculty from area colleges and volunteers are invited to be a part of Kids’ College in June at the Harrisburg Campus of HACC, Central Pennsylvania’s Community College.... more |
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| Shakespeare Never Blogged |
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| A recent National Center for Education Statistics study reports only one out of four high school seniors is a proficient writer. ... more |
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