education

It's amazing how the bullying problem in America just seems to get worse and worse.  I hate to bring the party down here, but something's got to be done about it and fast!

Most of us learn proper grammar at a very young age.

There’s a program called the “Samsung Solve For Tomorrow” contest, which is a nationwide grant competition to show how math and science can help our environment.

I read our news director, Casey Danton's blog today .  Not knocking you, Casey - you're just reporting the news. But once again the microscope seems to be on the schoolteacher and test results.   Sorry - don't totally agree. Do you?

New York State has made some progress.  Out of the 50 states and the District of Columbia, New York ranked 13th, according to a report by the National Council on Teacher Quality.

If you are asking why I like writing songs with elementary school kids just read some of these thank you letters.  You'll never wonder why again!

Merriam-Webster started the 'word of the year' in 2003. The results are based on search spikes on it's free online tool and words that stand out to the editors.

Shenendehowa district officials are investigating an incident involving the girls’ soccer team. The team smashed their second place plaque by throwing it to the ground, an act the school’s varsity coach saw, but failed to stop.

Two local schools here in the Capital Region have been named semifinalists in the 2012 Grammy Signature School program.  Guilderland High School and Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake High School are in the running for an award.

We're getting there.  The end of summer vacation.   Hate to be the bearer of bad tidings here, but it's true!  So I'm trying to do a little more advanced planning here and put out the call to teachers who would like to sign up for the Readin', Writin' and Rhymin' school program.  Here's all you need to do!

I always like to get the Reading, Writing and Rhyming progam out there toward the end of the school  year to see if we can capture (in song) the excitement of moving up to the next grade level.  Remember those days?   Well, these kids are ready!  They'll tell you about it in song.

This is graduation time, and it brings me back to my days at a great New York State school,  The State University College of Oneonta.  That's what it was called in the '70s.  But now I wish I went to the College of Charleston.