Monthly Archives: July 2012

President Obama’s Plan to Help African American Students Succeed

Last Thursday, President Obama signed an Executive Order creating The White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans, which is designed to support, coordinate and strengthen the work of communities and federal agencies to ensure that African-American youngsters are better prepared for high school, college and productive and successful careers. He announced this Initiative last Wednesday night in [...]

By |2023-05-21T16:22:17-04:00July 28th, 2012|Academics, Ages 0-5, Ages 13-15, Ages 16-18, Ages 5-7, Ages 8-12|Comments Off on President Obama’s Plan to Help African American Students Succeed

Stanford Study Confirms: Fewer Black and Hispanic Students at Elite Colleges Than There Were Decades Ago

A study recently released by Stanford University's Center for Education Policy Analysis has found that Black and Hispanic students remain significantly underrepresented in the nation's most selective colleges. The study, which can be found here, concludes that as recently as 2004, white students were five times as likely as Black students to enroll in selective colleges. White students with [...]

By |2012-07-18T12:30:19-04:00July 18th, 2012|Ages 16-18, College Bound Students|Comments Off on Stanford Study Confirms: Fewer Black and Hispanic Students at Elite Colleges Than There Were Decades Ago

Better to be a Helicopter Parent or Let Your Kids Fail and Learn From Their Mistakes?

Today's New York Times "Room for Debate" discussion takes on the topic of "The Hovering Parent", and asks a number of columnists whether helicopter parenting has started to "crash and burn". Have parents gotten so involved with managing their children's lives that they are stunting their development into young adults who can think for themselves and learn from their [...]

By |2012-07-15T21:11:08-04:00July 15th, 2012|Ages 0-4, Ages 0-5, Ages 13-15, Ages 16-18, Ages 5-7, Ages 8-12, Parents|Comments Off on Better to be a Helicopter Parent or Let Your Kids Fail and Learn From Their Mistakes?
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