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6 Ways to Save on Child Care

Worried about the cost of child care being too expensive for your budget? Give yourself room to breathe with these 6 tips on how to save on child care.

She spent two years taking care of the ‘perfect plant.’ Then, she realized it’s plastic

"I feel like these last two years have been a lie."

I quit my job as a public school teacher. This is why

As much as I want to stay in public schools, to fight for my students’ right to learn how to think well about complex issues, I have decided the fight is...

Need a Job? Earn $16 or more as a School Bus Driver

Need a job or want a better job? First Student is holding an open interview event! Get the details!

Common Sleep Disorders in Children and How to Identify Them

We all know that a restful sleep is an essential part of a growing child’s development, but around two out of every three children will experience a sleep disorder before the age of 13 according to a National Sleep Foundation (NSF) poll. Most will experience common nighttime disruptions, such as nightmares or infrequent insomnia, but

10 Tips for Buying Kids' Eyewear

Buying eyewear for children can be tough! Here are tips to help your little one pick the right glasses.

Why This Education Specialist Argues Dance Is Just as Important as Math in School

When someone tells you dance class isn't as important as say, algebra class, there's now solid evidence to prove he or she wrong. Sir Ken Robinson, an advisor on education in the arts to government, recently made a case on Ted.com that dance education should be treated as equal, if not more importan

5 Ways You Can Easily Partner with Public Schools

Public schools are a massive missions field that, though closed off in some big ways, still have many open doors for ministry.

Five Subjects Many Public Schools No Longer Teach and Why That is Important

Many public schools have ditched teaching important subjects that once were foundational in America's education.

Teaching Values Is Not Enough

Investigation, auditing, and monitoring will catch things that teaching values can’t catch. Implying that compliance is a negative may result in a reduction

Standardized tests unfairly favor wealthier students in college admissions

Students from wealthy families typically take intensive — and expensive — prep courses that boost their SAT and ACT scores. Students from low-income and minority families tend to get lower scores.

Why public schools need to open for the most vulnerable

There is no perfect school reopening plan in the middle of a pandemic, but many are reasonable.

Ask a Teacher: I’m Terrified to Send My Kid to Public School

I’m worried public school will be absolutely terrible.

9) Make the Most of Public Schools for Your Kids Next Home Service

Resources, trends, and motivation to fulfill the Great CommissionDec 04Are you a cross-cultural family with third-culture kids, hoping to maximize the public schooling experience for those you love? This book is for youIt helps parents cultivate strong relationships with their children in a season of immense secular pressure while helping children stand firm in their Christian faith and Biblical worldview. You’ll also learn…

I Am a Public School Teacher

American public schools are not broken, they are just obsolete

American public schools are still trying to use an educational system designed for a past era.