Colorado Education

07/26/2012

Though some Colorado students have already put summer behind them and are back in classrooms, most will return from the summer break in just a few short weeks. Many will do what they’ve always done on the first day of school: they’ll don backpacks brimming with new school supplies, gather at the sch...

06/18/2012

Graduating high school means different things to different people. Read stories from recent graduates about their experience with online education with Provost Academy Colorado

At any high school graduation, students have many stories about their journeys towards getting their caps and gowns. When it is an online high school, often times the stories are about teens who never thought they would graduate.

06/13/2012

Start building your child's goals for the next school year now. Heather Lovell with LearningRx explains how and why.

The school year is coming to an end…how did it go? Many children and parents breathe a sigh of relief when summer arrives because the school year is such a struggle.

06/13/2012

Brain check-ups prove just as important as a dentist appointment. Christina Sevilla, owner of LearningRx, explains why:

We get our eyes checked, our hearts checked, our teeth checked, but what about our brain? Just like the rest of our body, our brain should get a check-up to monitor how well it is processing, remembering, and using information.

06/13/2012

I have fond memories of the ‘90’s, particularly those halcyon days when huge one-day spikes in the stock market seemed the norm. Sure made for great headlines. Every time you turned around, it seemed like there was another market record being set that day and all of us hoped the wave of profits woul...

06/13/2012

It’s that time of year again when high school kids all over the country are marching down aisles in caps and gowns in celebration of finishing a goal. Homeschool parents have the added bonus of saying, ‘I’m proud of the graduate I taught.’

05/11/2012

New parent? Experienced parent? Overwhelmed parent?

Here are some tips to keep your sanity -- courtesy Elena Davis, LCSW, with Arapahoe Douglas Mental Health Network | Counseling & Psychiatry

As I rushed into the bathroom and locked the door, I stood against the wall with my heart pounding, my cheeks flushed and wet with tears, and feelings of frustration and anger coursing through my veins.

05/10/2012

Time to start thinking about what you'll get that new grad in your life!

Graduation season is here! And for family and friends of the graduate, that means finding an appropriate gift.

05/10/2012

Did you know kids lose an average 2.6 months of grade-level equivalency in math computation skills and 25 percent of their reading skills during the summer?

Help your kids avoid this kind of regression with these tips from Heather Lovell of LearningRx Denver:

When I was a teacher, planning for the first month (or two) of school meant one thing—REVIEW. All of the great knowledge that children gain in one school year magically disappears over the summer and has to be reviewed.

05/10/2012

Summer is almost upon us! Don't let your kids spends the next couple of months vegging indoors.

Ahhh, the snow has melted, the hummingbirds have returned, the bears are turning over trash cans and soon you won’t have to drive 20 mph through school zones. We must be approaching summer, which means that children all over Colorado will be freed from the drudgery of being trapped inside classrooms...

04/25/2012

DID YOU KNOW? 56 percent of girls and 40 percent of boys experienced sexual harassment during the 2010-2011 school year, according to a nationally released survey.

Amy Blackwell, Director-at-Large of the AAUW (American Association of University Women) in Castle Rock explains:

“I didn’t want to go to school.” “I felt sick to my stomach.” “I had a hard time studying.” “I had trouble sleeping.”

04/25/2012

Have you been considering homeschooling your kids?

Liese Carberry of Common Ground Homeschoolers gives you the rundown about things you should consider before making the switch:

Who, What, When, Where, Why? Answering these questions about homeschooling might lead you to lay a foundation to start schooling at home or find a new goal in homeschooling.