In today's economy, both private and public schools are being forced to cut budgets, cut programming, and even close doors. In Grand Rapids, Michigan, two schools combined to create an unusual solution: two schools under one roof. This is not so strange in the public school sector, as consolidation happens all too frequently as districts downsize and combine schools for greater fiscal efficiency. Is it really the worst of times, or is it the best of times?...

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Timed reading tests for comprehension can be a killer for students. No matter how hard they try, they always seem to miss one or two questions because they are not able to read the entire story within the allotted time. Sometimes students also find timed reading tests quite frustrating because they wanted to get every question correct....

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"Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven. But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven" (Matthew 10:32-33).

Most adults — teachers or not — have experienced a time when children were embarrassed to be with them. ...

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Can you feel it? School spirit is back in the air! Painted faces, school colors, pep rallies — it's time for sport events to begin. The past few months, we've seen the opening of high school and college sports across the country, together with the beginning of fall semester classes. From coast to coast, it seems like summer just blends into fall, from baseball and swimming lessons to football and basketball. ...

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It's beginning of a new school year: full of promise, bright hopes, and flashing bus lights. The first month of school brings a return to the big yellow bus for students and for drivers. For automobile travelers, it means more buses on the road, more waiting at bus stops, more children on the road, and more chances for an accident. Every year, 24 million students ride to school or other related activities on a bus. With over 400,000 buses on the road, the Injury Board blog estimates that there are at least 8.8 billion school bus rides taken by students each year. ...

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Have you ever considered the vast amount of information you could teach your students? From history and computers to science and mechanics, the list of interesting topics and subjects you teach is mind-boggling. Although the Internet simplifies the accessing of this information, the human mind must still process and apply the information to make it pertinent and applicable to life. So how does a teacher determine what information is important and necessary for their students' education? Where do you even start?...

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Every fall students across the world gather around their school's flagpole to pray to God for their country, for their school, for their community, and for their needs. This annual Christian event was started in the 1990's by several Christian students in Texas. See You at the Pole^TM (SYATP) has since exploded into an international movement through word of mouth and promotion by youth groups and churches. ...

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It's not over yet. For the last several weeks, U.S. news has been dominated by the story of an unknown Florida pastor, Terry Jones, who threatened to burn the Koran to mark protest against the building of a mosque near the site of the World Trade Centers, which were destroyed in terrorist attacks on 9/11. ...

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As adults (and teachers), we think of childhood as an idyllic time. We think kids should be happy and carefree, with nothing more to worry about than melting ice cream and the fireflies that got away. While that may partially be true, it's no longer the case for many kids....

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It's the beginning of the school year, and there is no better time to encourage students to build successful study habits! Promoting strong study habits at the beginning of the year will help students get into a schedule of studying that works for them and will help students stay on track by curbing tendencies to slack off as the school year progresses....

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