Great expectations: How parents affect school success for teens with LD
This study shows that parents' high expectations of their teens with learning disabilities are linked to better educational outcomes.
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Start the School Year Right: Tips From Our Experts
Whether it's finding more time for family activities or getting better organized for school, the start of a new school year is a good time to rethink and plan ahead.
Spending far from equal among state's school districts, analysis finds
California districts spend wildly different amounts per student.
California’s most improved school districts 2012: Spotlight on Whittier
What makes a whole school district improve? Any superintendent will tell you it’s not easy. So when we calculated how high this California district has risen in just three years, we had to find out why.
Should I send my child to a single-sex school?
Learn more about single-sex schools, and what advocates and detractors say. Then decide for yourself.
What parents don't know about school violence
By law, schools are required to report violent incidents and states are required to make that information public. Few states are following this mandate.
Parent cliques: how to handle them at your child's school
What to do when you feel left out of the "in" crowd at your child's school? Follow the advice of the experts: moms and dads who've been in the trenches and made it work.
My 17-Year-Old Doesn't Want to Go to School
My son who is 17 does not want to go to school. He comes up with all kinds of excuses. He won't do the assignments given by teachers. He distracts others. He is breaking his mother's heart and stressing us to the max. What should...
How Can I Get My Teen To Go to School?
I am a single mother of two and my teenage son will not go to school! He is on truancy probation with the county, and he still won't go. I don't know what to do anymore and I don't want to lose my job or...
How Do I Help My Freshman Focus on School?
My son is a freshman this year and I can't get him focused on school and studying. He is always on the defensive. He tells me I nag him too much about school and homework. He was always a good student in grade school and...
