Scary stat: during summer, students on average lose two months of math skills and two months of reading skills. A mind is a terrible thing to waste but so is our time. We chose to quiz, test and police our future Nobel prize-winners instead of hiding in our bedrooms. Here's how to stay smart this summer.
Everyone knows "schools" and "rules" go hand-in-hand, but take a look at the laws our teachers follow. BY THE HOME ECONOMIST Schools don't only make rules, they also follow them. Alabama says 14 years olds who have both a legal job and their parents blessing can – by law – leave school for good. In Washington DC [...]
Allowances, jobs, saving and spending, the lastest push in education is to get economics in schools. Here's what you need to do at home. BY THE HOME ECONOMIST This week in her after-school program, teen coordinator for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Miami Diana Perez will introduce to junior-high kids a few real-life financial skills [...]