Regardless of the grade level or subject you teach, you will find yourself having to work with parents now and again. As a special education teacher, however, you will likely have to work with the parents of your students on a much more regular basis. After all, special needs students require an all-inclusive plan in [...]

Living on campus is a rite of passage for many students. Living in college accommodation can ease the difficulties transitioning to University. Dorms generally have a more regulated atmosphere, with students expected to adhere to rules in exchange for on campus perks like laundry and food services.
Time magazine recently assembled a series of photos, [...]

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation recently announced its biggest gift to education in a decade—$290 million that will go towards three school districts and five charter groups that are working to change how teachers are evaluated and how their tenure is determined.
With their gift, Bill and Melinda Gates are asking the often-repeated question: what [...]

Whether you’re a student at a public university or a private college, one thing is certain: that college degree is going to cost you. In an effort to help students get the most out of their college education, more colleges and universities are participating in the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE). Developed 10 [...]

Are you one of the many first year college students with a giant case of freshman fever? No, we’re not talking about the H1N1 virus, or any other physical ailment. What we’re talking about is the feeling that descends about this time of year on many college freshman – the ‘what-am-I-doing here’ blues. [...]

Do you have an interest in medicine, but you would also like to work within a school setting? If you don’t want to be a teacher, but you still want to find a way to touch the lives of our future generation, you might want to consider becoming a school nurse. Before you head off [...]

One of the biggest challenges at community colleges is the lack of engagement between students and students and faculty. Two-year colleges attract students who often have family and work commitments outside of academe. As a result, community college is often described as a parking-lot-to-classroom-to-parking-lot experience. However, some educational observers think that social networking [...]

If you have a passion for books and you adore the Dewey Decimal System, you might be giving some serious consideration to becoming a librarian. Furthermore, if you believe strongly in the value of a good education, you might be specifically considering becoming a school librarian. Before you decide to take this career path, however, [...]