Vice President-Academic Affairs
Bridgewater, MA:
The Accidental Advocate
Jamie MacDonald often talks about the students she’s working with at the Raymond Elementary School in Brockton. She began student-teaching fifth graders there in January.“The students are amazing,” she said.The East Bridgewater resident works in the extended-day program and loves the work, except for one aspect: She is saddened to see how the lack of supplies affects the students. This is another thing she talks about. It's her way of advocating on the students' behalf.
How YOU Can Be an Advocate for Early Learning
Rhian Allvin, Executive Director of the National Association for the Education of Young Children, explains how YOU can raise your voice to support the early ...
Back to school: How to advocate for your child without being ‘that’ parent
Do you linger at drop-off? Do you pop in with just a question (or several) for the teacher? Let's think about this, shall we?
Why I Advocate: One Teacher's Fight to Keep Standards in Her Classroom
Meredith Starks, a 3rd grade teacher, advocates for the Common Core outside her classroom so she can keep up the progress within her classroom.
One Super-Easy Way To Advocate For Parental Leave
Try using your “out of office” auto-reply message to get a conversation started.
How to advocate for financial literacy in your child’s school
Children will forever need to know how to handle their money.
How the U.S. accidentally raised the IQ of an entire generation
Nearly a hundred years ago, the United States solved a major public health crisis, goiter, by iodizing salt. Surprisingly, it also led to a 15-point jump in IQ.
Middle-School Students Learn to Advocate Through Extensions Program
Peer-buddy programs may seem like a one-way experience, but there's often an explosion of life lessons and strong connections.
16 Times Tumblr Perfectly Explained What It's Like To Be Childfree
"It really messes me up that you can accidentally create a human life, but you can’t accidentally make a pizza."
Advocating for English Language Learners
Soon after the young students file into the classroom, the children’s broad smiles and an even larger desire to learn are quickly observed. The students’ cheerfulness and enthusiasm is mirrored by …
When to advocate for your child
It’s ridiculously hard to watch your child struggle. But being a “fixer” could hurt them more.
How to Advocate for Your Child With Ectodermal Dysplasia at School
If your child is affected by ectodermal dysplasia, your to-do list to school ready for likely has more on it than buying supplies! We pulled together some resources to help you advocate for your child at school.
10 Tips to Help You Advocate for Inclusive Education
An education blog with strategies, tips and information for teachers and students in the inclusive classroom.
Advocates Condemn 'Powerful' Techniques Used to Keep Kids Online
Children's advocates want the American Psychological Association to condemn the tech industry's practice of using persuasive psychological techniques to keep kids glued to their screens.<br>The advocates,...
Advocates for student learning assessment say it's time for a different approach
At accrediting conference, panelists acknowledge that effort to measure learning outcomes has been a "hot mess" and that it's time for a better approach.
Advocates seek plan for homeless kids when high school splits
How can kids do homework if they don’t have a home?
Why Some After-school Advocates Love Competency-based Learning
After-school programs nationally are concerned with helping young people develop skills needed in a changing economy. Competency-based learning can mesh after-school and summer learning with classroom schooling.
How Parents Can Advocate For Trans Youth and Other LGBTQ Kids
You don’t need to be a gender expert, you just need to care.
Are we there yet? Why women need to keep advocating for universal child care
International Women’s Day has always been a time to speak about how women’s equality can’t become a reality without universal child care.
