Education

Dear Parents: The new school year has started. The first few weeks are very important for setting a good foundation for the rest of the year. Here are some steps that you should take right away.

Whether you are reading your child a book at bedtime or pointing out signs while you and your child are in the car together, every word you speak helps build vocabulary and support language development. Unfortunately, in our country, many of the families who work hardest just to make financial ends meet may also struggle the most to help their children grow as readers.

Earning a college degree has traditionally been part of the American Dream, and for many years that dream was affordable. But that’s not the case anymore. In 2014, the average college student graduated with over $30,000.00 in debt, and overall in the US, college debt is now over $1 trillion. This leaves parents wondering how their children are going to pay for college, or how they as parents can help them.

Should teenagers be able to hit the snooze button one more time before school? Ask their parents and half say they would support later school start times, according to today’s University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health

College students around the country are always grappling with exciting questions: What classes am I going to take? What should I major in? Which college events should I attend? There is another important question that may not be at the top of that list: What kind of health coverage should I g

Students at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology are available five nights each week during the school year to provide free math and science tutoring for students in grades 6-12 through the college’s Homework Hotline. The hotline surpassed a major milestone in 2014 – 500,000 sessions by telephone calls, online chats, and e-mail resources since the service’s opening in 1991.

The Pittsburgh Promise and Pittsburgh Public Schools are embarking on an innovative education opportunity through the introduction of a workforce development initiative aimed at helping 10th, 11th and 12th grade students to pursue career and technical training, workforce certifications and post-secondary education credits beginning in the 2014-15 school year this fall.

Sometimes it can be hard to convince kids that learning is fun. While parents can’t necessarily control how exciting the school day is, they can make off-hours learning more fun and exciting -- especially when it comes to a potentially hands-on subject like science.

When your child brings home his or her mid-year report card, it is important to read it carefully and take note of a number of key areas.

Unfortunately, most of us have had to deal with a bully at some point in our lives while others may have been the bullies themselves. But with the evolution of technology expanding each and every minute, bullying has become a serious problem among our adolescents and, in turn, throughout our schools. It is extremely important that parents realize that bullies and the act of bullying have completely changed since they were in the schoolyard.