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Meet the 2012 Mom Congress Indiana Delegate

Mom-of-four Kathie Green advocates for improved public education with legislative efforts and innovative programs such as College Go Night and Healthy Lifestyle Dinner Programs. She has also been an active PTA volunteer. Find out the surprising subject she loved in school, her favorite (and unique) family tradition and more!

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Our Learning Environment Matters

Following a recent speaking engagement, I was approached by a young teacher who asked me how she could convince her principal to turn their school into a green school. She told me that her classroom has one broken window that was positioned directly above the dumpster, her ceiling tiles are covered in mold, there’s a funky smell that she can never seem to find the source of and there is a flimsy partition that separates her class from the next, creating a noisy and chaotic learning environment and not nearly enough space for the 55 students crammed into her classroom.

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Sex Offenders in Schools & the People Who Protect Them

Do you think that the people who protect pedophiles (like in the case with Jerry Sandusky) are guilty of a crime, too?

In a recent article, Wall Street Journal writer, Campbell Brown, writes that teachers unions in New York City don't do enough. "Believing that they are helping the cause of teachers by being weak on sexual predators--[the unions] prefer suspensions and fines, and not dismissal." Compare this same behavior in the business workplace she writes, and "there would be zero tolerance." 

Here's my take on it.

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What is the Purpose of Education?

Time for you, readers of Class Notes, to comment with your opinions. What is the purpose of education?

Is it to learn reading, writing, and arithmetic?

To learn to think?

To become a productive citizen?

 

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8 Essentials For Great School Buildings

Wouldn't it be amazing if our school buildings oozed learning and creativity? Recently I fell in love with the buildings at Clayton Early Learning and Denver School for Science and Technology (DSST) at Stapleton. They got me thinking, what are the elements in the best-designed school buildings? 

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Non-Profit Organization Helps Bullied Girl Afford Plastic Surgery

School bullying causes one girl to change her appearance.

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Meet the 2012 Mom Congress Illinois Delegate

Mom-of-three Liesl "Lisa" Stiegman's has worked as a district-wide coordinator of the Art Enrichment Program, a classroom volunteer, a reading intervention tutor and as Co-President for the PTO. Find out what she loved about being in school, what she found most challenging about parenthood and more!

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Vision vs. Sight - What Parents Need to Know

If your child has passed a vision screening, that's not enough. You still need a comprehensive vision checkup. Here's why.

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Meet the 2012 Mom Congress Idaho Delegate

PTA President-Elect Emily Perkes serves on the Idaho State PTA Board of Directors on top of volunteering at her three children’s schools. Find out who her favorite teacher was, her biggest wish for her kids and more!

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'Kid President' Dances His Way into Our Hearts

It’s an election year, so the tension is running high. But the president would like us all to stop complaining about the things we don’t like and focus on improving what we can! No, we’re not talking about President Barack Obama.

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20 Gorgeous, Unique Baby Shower Gifts

Retro onesies, high-top booties and more fun picks for the mom-to-be