New National Survey Reveals Parents’ Mindsets in the 2022-2023 School Year
Survey findings surround pandemic recovery, parents' concerns for their children, mental health supports, curriculum content and dis-/mis-information...
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Black Party Supply Business to Gift Families with Decorations to Celebrate Birthdays During COVID-19
Many families can’t afford birthday parties right now because of the impact of COVID-19 on the economy. In response, Tabitha Salomon, founder and CEO of...
Book ‘I’m A Brilliant Little Black Boy!’ Turns Into an Animated Series
In 2016, first-time author Joshua Drummond and his mom Betty K. Bynum co-wrote I’m A Brilliant Little Black Boy, an illustrated children’s book that aims to address...
Get in on Facebook’s New Program to Teach Girls and Children of Color Hands-on Coding
Facebook just announced a new initiative to provide greater access to girls and children of color to computer coding. CodeFWD is a free online program...
Yes, Your Kid Needs Music Lessons. Here’s Why
Yes, I took piano lessons. No, I can't play piano. But apparently I still benefited from those lessons in other, more indirect ways—I'm more creative,...
Is Your Kid Video Game-Addicted? Here’s What Experts Say
I don't know if my great-nephew's pediatrician weighed in to help establish that schedule, but limiting screen time to the weekends is what some experts...
MediaTakeOut Founder Launches YouTube Alternative for Kids
Tube Jr. is a new digital platform aimed at creating a safe alternative to YouTube's search engine. How are they accomplishing this?......
A Better Chance Receives $500K from Boeing
The recipient of a $500,000 gift over two years from first-time giver Boeing, along with a grant of $100,000 from the Knight Foundation, will allow...
This Charter School Gives K-6 Students Jobs, Adult Responsibilities
Being charged with such responsibilities makes a difference in the way students see themselves. I spoke to both young and older students, and each one...
Racism Reaches Down into Special Education, Too
Yes, even within the realm of special needs education we find racism at work—plucking out special needs white students for services like speech therapy, while...