Education Category Archive

At a time when some museums are facing closing, some one individual is challenging all state museums and libraries to increase their membership. Robert Finlay, confounder of Hillcrest Capital Partners and a graduate of Southern New Hampshire University, has offered $75,000 to the encourage librarian and museum directors to raise awareness of their services and [...]

As a member of Generation X, I’m no stranger to generational labels. But I can’t help being surprised that my daughter’s generation has already been labeled. And unlike her parents, who were saddled with the stereotypes associated with slackers and grunge music, she and her peers will be part of a generation labeled for “the [...]

Created by the Polis-Schutz family, the people behind the Bluemountain.com e-card website, Starfall.com is a great resource for educators and parents looking to help kids learn to read. The online site is completely free, a gift from the Polis-Schutz family, a family “passionate about making the world a better place.” The site has sections titled [...]

A new report shows that graduates of NH colleges receive not only a degree, but also the highest level of education-related debt in the country. Graduates from NH state and private schools have an average of $22,793 in student loans. Compare this with Utah, which came in at the bottom (top?) of the list with [...]

According to an article in NH Business Review, NH was among twenty-three states to receiving a failing grade in a study on nutrition done by the Center for Science in the Public Interest.
However, there is a bright side: a new school food policy goes into effect tomorrow, July 1st. The article quotes the expiring [...]

I just read on Daddy Types that some of the Schoolhouse Rock! cartoons are available on YouTube. (the link brings up some non Schoolhouse Rock! titles, but just ignore them)
This is a great way to take a trip back to the late 70s and early 80s and share classics like “Conjunction Junction” and “I’m Just [...]

An MIT scientist, Deb Roy has wired his house with 11 cameras and 14 microphones to better monitor the way his baby develops. Watching up to 14 hours/day, he hopes to gain insight into how children develope language skills. To preserve privacy (and sanity?), Roy and his wife can review and delete video before it’s [...]