FRANKLIN, Tenn., June 8, 2011 — K12Reader.com, an online resource for reading instruction, has launched a free K-5 spelling curriculum that incorporates sight words, academic vocabulary and grade-level appropriate word patterns.
The K12Reader.com free spelling words curriculum incorpor…
DVDs Won’t Make Your Kid Smarter, But Shaving Cream on Your Kitchen Table Will
SEATTLE, Jan. 8, 2010 — The Walt Disney company is now offering refunds on its Baby Einstein DVDs in response to pressure from the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood. The videos were originally promoted as educational tools, but studies show that there is no substitute for parental involve…
Parents Get Creative with Student Discounts
SEATTLE, Aug. 31, 2009 — Kristi Beem was in a bind. After her husband lost his job this summer, the mother from Glen Rose, Texas, worried about the expense of sending her three kids back to school. “Our oldest daughter starts college in New York this fall,” she said. “And we promis…
SCOTCH PLAINS, N.J., Jan. 26, 2009 — Bridget Monahan is an elementary school teacher in her mid-20s and has what every other woman wants: beauty, intelligence, compassion, and a fiery sense of independence to go along with her shock of red hair. But she’s still single, and while some might ca…
