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How You Can Help Texas Teachers and Students

According to the USA Today, over 200,000 Houston students and over one million in all of Texas will not be attending school on time. The scale of Hurricane Harvey has been so devastating that numbers alone don’t do it justice. But what incredible numbers they are. According to CNN, the storm has dumped over 10…

Improved Open-Ended Communication Inspires Learning Communities

John Hunter is a fourth grade teacher, and he’s one of the best around. Watching his Ted Talk, I was in awe at how he expertly communicates with children. He truly believes that informed parents, engaged communities and better schools arise from high quality communication. If you haven’t watched it yet, it’s well worth your…

Positive Messages Lead To Positive Results When Advertising to Parents

Sponsors, are you ready for an alarming statistic? According to a recent report conducted by Common Sense Media, kids aged 2-11 are exposed to over 25,000 ads per year. That’s almost 2,100 ads per month. Put another way, that’s an incredible 15 ads per hour. So yes, we truly live in advertising age. While it’s…

4 Ways Screen Time Can Be Engagement Time

Now that most schools are off for the summer, the countdown has officially begun until the start of the school year – two months, or about 87,600 minutes, and counting. For kids used to an eight hour school day, that’s 480 extra minutes each day to keep themselves occupied, not including homework, or any other clubs that they do after…

Businesses Can Help Raise Colorado Graduation Rates

Colorado is one of the most desirable states to live and work, but there is ground to make up if it wants to be a leader in education as well. According to a recently published report from the educational alliance, Building A Grad Nation, Colorado is 43rd in the nation in graduation rates. The graduation…