Five tips to help your kid succeed in sport – or maybe just enjoy it

The Conversation - Mitchell Smith and Jon Fransen "Are you [...]

February 12th, 2019|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Athletics, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Parenting, Parents, School, Sports, Students, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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A Mom Asks: What If We Talked With Our Kids About School the Way We Do About Football?

The 74 Million - Vesia Wilson-Hawkins "The Super Bowl. Football’s [...]

February 2nd, 2019|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Atlanta, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Georgia, Learning, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Sports, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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To Boost Mental Health, Try Team Sports or Group Exercise

KQED News Mind/Shift - Sasa Woodruff "Research shows exercise can [...]

October 26th, 2018|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Exercise, Learning, Mental Health, News, Sports, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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OPINION: Using prime baseball season to strike out summer learning loss

The Hechinger Report - Tom Brasuell and Tom Davidson "Last [...]

August 4th, 2018|Categories: Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, School, Sports, Students, Summer slide, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, School|

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Should there be a moratorium on high school football?

The District Administration - Mark A. Serva "With the latest [...]

February 19th, 2018|Categories: Accountability, Brain, Brain development, Current Events, Education, High School, News, Sports, Students, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, School|

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How parents can stop hazing before kids become victims — or suspects

The Dallas Morning News - Julieta Chiquillo "I often see [...]

February 4th, 2018|Categories: Accountability, Children, College/University, Current Events, Education, High School, Learning, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, School, Sports, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, School|

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Ex-NFL stars urge no tackle football before age 14

The Daily World - Bob Glauber "With increased evidence that [...]

January 21st, 2018|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Athletics, Brain, Brain development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Sports, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, School|

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Schools add another ‘S’ to STEM—for sports

The District Administration - Steven Wyman-Blackburn "Administrators from the Houston [...]

November 30th, 2017|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Sports, STEAM, STEM, Students, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Pushing Kids in Sports vs. Pushing Kids in School

Education Next - Robert Pondiscio "Hand wringing over Americans’ obsession [...]

November 3rd, 2017|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, School, Sports, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Are ‘non-competitive sports days’ really better for school kids?

The Guardian - Leo Benedictus "According to a recent survey, [...]

July 10th, 2017|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Britain, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Competition, Current Events, Education, England, Great Britain (UK), Learning, News, School, Sports, Teacher|Tags: Education, schools|

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