Paying for Full Day Kindergarten
The East Penn School Board will vote soon on whether to offer full day kindergarten to all families in the …
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A Farewell Warning, by Sandy Rhodes
Samuel (Sandy) Rhodes closed the East Penn School Board meeting last week with the following remarks. It was his final …
Veterans Day in Our Schools
Lower Macungie Middle School held a beautiful and moving Veteran’s Day program this morning. With the entire school assembled alongside …
Want to Think Better? Learn an Instrument.
I attended the band and orchestra concert at LMMS last week. I was very impressed with how well all the …
An End to Half-Day Wednesdays?
photo credit: photosteve101 via photopin cc When we moved to East Penn a number of years ago, my wife and …
Why Librarians are More Important Today than Ever Before
photo credit: cindiann via photopin cc One of the ironies of the information revolution is that finding relevant and accurate …
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Lunchroom “Nutrition”
Most of the food served in school cafeterias is abysmal. Students at LMMS, for example, are required to take …
Teachers as Professionals
My daughter began the yearly PSSAs today, and my son’s schedule was disrupted by the older kids taking them at …
The Power of Art
Trading security guards for art teachers? Evidence from a school in Boston that arts education improves student performance in ALL …
Music and School Success
CNN.com has a well-written piece today by a business schoolstudent discussing how educational programs in music aren’t just “extras,” but …
