For years the Pinecrest Center was simply known as an alternative facility for the Aiken County School District. Now, it’s the Center for Innovative Learning (CIL) at Pinecrest and there’s a reason. Over the past two years, the entire program has been overhauled, looking at greatly expanded w... Read more...
Twitter is increasingly popular with teenagers, according to the latest data from Pew Internet and American Life Project. It found that 24% of teenagers are using Twitter, up from 16% last year. Facebook is still the most popular social network with 77% of teenagers saying they have an account. O... Read more...
VEnT would like to invite you to a special event that we will be hosting this Saturday, 4/27/2013 at Voltage (421 N. 7th, Street, Philadelphia, PA 19123) from 4pm to 7pm called Music4Books. Admission is $10. Music4Books is concert series to raise 10 years worth of book scholar... Read more...
Schools seeking to boost parental involvement will need to tailor their approaches to match parents’ differing views and concerns, according to a new report from Public Agenda. The report, “Ready, Willing and Able? Kansas City Parents Talk About How to Improve Schools and What They Can Do to H... Read more...
Young Americans send almost ten times as many texts as Americans over 55. According to Experian, U.S. smartphone owners aged 18 to 24 send 2,022 texts per month on average — 67 texts on a daily basis — and receive another 1,831. That's nearly double their slightly older peers, smartphone... Read more...
In 1957 in Little Rock, Arkansas, an event occurred that not only showed African Americans fighting for their rights but also students fighting for their rights to a quality education. Sixteen African American students wanted to transfer to an all white high school, Little Rock Central, which was c... Read more...
Kendrick never ceases to amaze me. In his latest video we finally meet Sherane and there is excellent cinematography as usual. We also revisit Kendrick's hilarious parents. Read more...
"I don't give a flying fig about society," said Mickey. "Where is all of this pent of anger coming from? I don't understand," Julia said to Mickey. Mickey  threw two packs of sour patches onto the countertop of the bodega that was only a block away from his home. He grabbed a mysterious lit... Read more...
By: Elena Aguilar When I first started teaching and was overwhelmed by the demands and complexity of the job, my survival strategy was simply to take all the advice that came my way and implement it. So when my wise mentor suggested that after the first day of school I call all of my second graderâ... Read more...