Lafayette, IN

The US Sun

AN elementary school is switching to a four-day week, leaving some parents outraged as they scramble to find daycare options. Students will follow a Monday-Thursday schedule when they return for the 2024-2025 school year. Vinton Elementary School in Lafayette, Indiana, will be the first in the state to try out four-day school weeks, Indiana Public […]

First-of-its-kind 4-day school week sparks fury as parents are forced to pay for daycare & students endure longer days

Editor's note: This article was originally published on August 8, 2022. It has since been updated. There's a shortage of teachers across America, reflecting the low pay for teachers and inadequate investment in education. One teacher shared a video clip of her kindergarten class and how poorly it was furnished. The teacher, who goes by @progressivemama on TikTok, said the lack of investment in school was forcing teachers like her to spend their own money to help provide basic requirements in a classroom, such as books, shelves, and classroom staples, among other things. The video showed her panning the camera across the classroom, revealing empty shelves with no books and no proper chairs for kids to use. The video soon garnered more than 388,000 views and 35,600 likes.

Teacher’s video shows empty kindergarten classroom, says she is forced to spend money on supplies

Many teachers willingly go out of their way to help parents and children with things that aren't a part of their job description. But sometimes parents end up expecting things that would need a teacher to put in a huge amount of extra hours and effort. So, much so that they're forced to take a firm step back. In a similar situation, Katie Larson—who goes by @ktlarson27 on TikTok—had to firmly say no to a parent who expected a huge favor from her.

Parents asks teacher to write and send out all invites for their kid's birthday party

Louisiana State

103.3 The G.O.A.T.

School is back in session and parents are racing to get their kids to and from school, but now some need to be reminded to not be a bad parent.

Louisiana Schools Need to Have This Talk With Parents

Brooklyn, NY

Racism is a difficult subject to discuss among adults and it can be just as challenging when talking about it with children. It's important for parents or teachers to talk about it in a way that's age-appropriate and to address any strong emotions that are caused by the discussion. Talking...

Kindergarten teacher gently explaining racism to her students is a must-see for all kids

Virginia State

Community Voices represent independent, third-party users who have joined our contributor program but not yet verified their accounts. Community Voices are expected, like all users, to adhere to our Community Standards.

community_voice

Kentucky Vibes.net

Disclaimer: This article was written with the help of A.I. software. On July 28, 2024, a TikTok video posted by Erica W., known as @tasteofmelanin on the platform, garnered significant attention after she exposed disturbing racist decorations in an Airbnb rental. The incident occurred in a rental property that Erica had booked, although the exact location remains unspecified. The video has since gone viral, prompting widespread concern and leading to the removal of the listing from Airbnb's platform.

Airbnb Listing Taken Down After Black Woman Finds Hanging Monkeys and Cotton Used As Decor

Los Angeles County, CA

Herbie J Pilato

[Note: Unless otherwise indicated, the commentary and quotes in this article are from the author's interview with those mentioned.]. Elizabeth Montgomery was one of the most popular actors from the 1950s to her unfortunate passing from cancer in 1995. Before, during, and after her benchmark Emmy-nominated role as twitch-witch Samantha Stephens on TV's Bewitched (ABC, 1964-1972), Montgomery made over 200 additional appearances in other weekly shows, TV-movies, and feature films.

'Bewitched' Star Elizabeth Montgomery Received Death Threats for Protesting the Vietnam War

Maryland State

Disclaimer: This article was written with the help of A.I. software. Introduction:Natalia Bryant, the eldest daughter of the late basketball legend Kobe Bryant, has captivated the public eye with her striking beauty and blossoming career. Now 21, Natalia is stepping into the spotlight, carving out her own identity in Hollywood and beyond.

Kobe Bryant’s Eldest Daughter Natalia Has Grown Into a REAL BEAUTY!

For parents of children who will head off to Kindergarten in August, stepping into elementary school feels like a symbolic part of “growing up.” And, the transition from Preschool to Kindergarten tends to come with a full handbag of emotions: we feel joyful, bittersweet, nostalgic, and perhaps conflicted. We want to keep a wing around our child and at the same time, help them to spread their wings.

4 Steps to Ease Your Child's Transition to Kindergarten

HuffPost

Skills that kids practice at home can lead to success in the classroom.

What Teachers Wish Parents Would Do To Prepare Kids For The School Year

Upworthy

Parents, do you think your child would be able to survive if they were transported back to the '70s or '80s? Could they live at a time before the digital revolution put a huge chunk of our lives online?These days, everyone has a phone in their pocket, but before then, if you were in public and needed to call someone, you used a pay phone. Can you remember the last time you stuck 50 cents into one and grabbed the grubby handset? According to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, roughly 100,000 pay phones remain in the U.S., down from 2 million in 1999.Do you think a 10-year-old kid would have any idea how to use a payphone in 2022? Would they be able to use a Thomas Guide map to find out how to get somewhere? If they stepped into a time warp and wound up in 1975, could they throw a Led Zeppelin album on the record player at a party?

Parents who grew up in the '70s and '80s remember the experiences that blow their kids' minds

It's early August and my kids are back at school—and I’m already wondering how I’m going to replicate the whiplash-inducing routine all year long. Our day starts at 5 a.m., with one child off to a before-school sports practice, and two others rising in the wee hours to catch the painfully early middle school bus. Then it’s time to get our elementary schooler up and off to his drop-off, and finally, I sprint over to the preschool with the 3-year-old.

Parents Are Hiring Before-School Babysitters To Cut Down on Morning Mayhem

Every young generation invents its own slang, much to the befuddlement of older folks who quickly tire of trying to keep up with constantly changing terminology. Remember Gen X's "bogus" or "gnarly" or "grody to the max"? How about millennials with "basic" and "extra" and "clapback"? Gen Z is still going strong with "giving" and "eating" and "mid," but even the older teens and young adults of Gen Z are beginning to feel their cool factor waning as Gen Alpha steps up to the plate.Gen Alpha, born between 2010 and 2024, has arrived with a whole new vocabulary that parents of school-aged kids are scrambling to adjust to. Does anyone beyond high school age know what "skibidi" means? How about "sigma" or "gyat" or "Ohio"? One group of people who have their fingers on the pulse of young folks' language is teachers. When you're immersed in tween and teen culture all day, you pick up some things, which is why Mr. Lindsay, a middle school teacher, shared a little Gen Alpha slang primer for the beginning of the school year.

Middle school teacher shares Gen Alpha slang parents should know as kids go back to school

You may assume that your child will begin kindergarten shortly after their 5th birthday, but that's not always the case. Depending on where your school places its age cutoff date for enrollment, your child may start kindergarten at 4, 5 or even 6. Because some parents assume — correctly or...

What is ‘redshirting’? Why parents are delaying when their kids start kindergarten

[Note: Unless otherwise indicated, the commentary and quotes in this article are from interviews the author conducted with those individuals mentioned.]. This year marks the 60th Anniversary of the classic TV show Bewitched, which originally aired on ABC from 1964 to 1972. The show remains popular in reruns, and will soon be released in a special Blu-ray edition to mark the anniversary.

Dick York ("Darrin #1") Would Have Stayed on 'Bewitched' Had He'd Been Given More Time To "Rest up"

Business Insider

Amelie Krikorian spent at least $4,000 to improve students' classroom experiences and brighten up "a cement, concrete, brick box."

A former teacher who spent at least $4,000 on her students details what she bought and why educators 'feel a lot of pressure to spend their own money'

Fayette County, TN

The Boot

Who doesn't remember the most fun and exciting part of school growing up: the field trips. It didn't matter if you were going to see the inner workings of a sewage plant or a museum, you knew you were going to leave school property, and that was epic. But, one...

School District Cancels All Future Field Trips For Odd Reason, Parents Are Furious

Every parent will agree that reading is extremely important in a child's educational journey. In most cases, children are introduced to reading with the help of "sight words"—words that can be recognized by kids without sounding them out. But @toddlerscanread wants parents to take a different approach. He believes that children would benefit more if they moved beyond just memorization and instead tried to grasp what's in front of them phonetically. In his opinion, this approach will help children become so confident that they can transfer the skills they have garnered into other avenues. Ultimately, it will also aid them in their higher studies. He explains all of this in detail through a video.

Former teacher explains what parents should stop doing when teaching their children how to read

“Communal” school supply lists are rattling parents on TikTok, with some asking, “Why should I buy scissors and highlighters for other children?”. For many families, back-to-school shopping includes notebooks, markers and folders, not just for their kids but for their peers as well. While certain states require schools to provide basic supplies, classroom budgets are tight. To ensure that all children have enough supplies — we’ve seen how kids treat pencils, right? — teachers often have two options: pay for a portion of supplies themselves, usually without reimbursement, or create “wish lists” requesting families to contribute bulk items once or twice a year.

Should parents buy school supplies for the entire class? TikTok is divided

Colorado State

Contributors represent independent, third-party users who have joined our contributor program and self-verified their accounts. They have also demonstrated their experience writing hard news for other outlets. Contributors are expected, like all users, to adhere to our Community Standards.

contributor

David Heitz

A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

NewsBreak

How Parents Plan to Make Back-to-School ‘Magical’ For Their Kids

Four out of five parents are working to make the back-to-school season “magical” for their elementary school kids, according to a new poll. A survey of...

How Parents Plan to Make Back-to-School ‘Magical’ For Their Kids

Comments / 0