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What does the National Home School Association say is wrong with the public school system?

What does the National Home School Association say is wrong with the public school system?

By Nicole M. Wells

“Super religious, super weird, super antisocial ...”

If the term “homeschooling” calls to mind Vitamin D...

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26 Aug 2019 | 02:29
The Common Core Effect: Recess and cursive, things of the past?

The Common Core Effect: Recess and cursive, things of the past?

By Hanna Katherine Wickes

Common Core are two of the most controversial words in America’s education system. Introduced in...

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26 Aug 2019 | 01:48
There’s more than food on the menu when Warwick Valley High School takes lunch

There’s more than food on the menu when Warwick Valley High School takes lunch

“Unit Lunch” is a system that the Warwick Valley School District implemented in its high school in 2017 that gives students...

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26 Aug 2019 | 01:45
Spending on Back to School Supplies

Spending on Back to School Supplies

By Charles Kim

Parents spent a total of $27.5 billion on back to school supplies in 2018, the third highest total in the history...

Back to School
26 Aug 2019 | 02:13

10 Tips for Teaching Your Children About Saving

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Bring out the piggy banks. Have children divide their money into three banks or jars for spending, saving and giving. This...

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26 Aug 2019 | 02:19
Teaching business skills

Teaching business skills

By Mike Zummo

At an early age, school children are learning what it takes to run a business.

They’re learning it from the TREP$...

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26 Aug 2019 | 01:35
In learning math, there’s more than one way to the correct answer

In learning math, there’s more than one way to the correct answer

By Pamela Chergotis

Oh, the stress of learning math! It’s all so black and white — there are right answers, and there are...

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26 Aug 2019 | 02:10
Is teaching writing as important as teaching reading?

Is teaching writing as important as teaching reading?

By Molly Sprayregen, Associated Press

When we think of literacy, we tend to think of reading. Schools, literary nonprofits...

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26 Aug 2019 | 01:27
10 TIPS

10 TIPS

Play with voices and the sounds of words

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26 Aug 2019 | 01:20
Earlier is better when learning a second language

Earlier is better when learning a second language

By Hanna Katherine Wickes

Learning a second language takes time, practice, and a whole lot of work. To become fluent takes...

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26 Aug 2019 | 02:15
An early love of reading really pays off

An early love of reading really pays off

By Hanna Katherine Wickes

A fundamental skill is the one you’re doing right now, and it’s important that your children love...

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26 Aug 2019 | 01:12
Cyberbullying

Cyberbullying

By Cameron Quinn, Jacqueline Smith, Morgan Sheridan, Kristen Desrats, Elizabeth Centorrino, Charlotte O’Connor, and Max Berryman,...

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26 Aug 2019 | 01:05
Schools reckon with social stress: ‘I’m on my phone so much’

Schools reckon with social stress: ‘I’m on my phone so much’

By Carolyn Thompson, Associated Press

High school biology teacher Kelly Chavis knew smartphones were a distraction in her...

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26 Aug 2019 | 01:02
What are smartphones doing to us?

What are smartphones doing to us?

During a field trip to Straus News, the parent company of The Warwick Advertiser, eleven Warwick Valley High School sophomores...

Back to School
26 Aug 2019 | 12:52
Connecting with students on their own turf

Connecting with students on their own turf

By Christine Urio

Crisp new notebooks, freshly sharpened pencils, and, yes, sleek Chromebooks will cover the desks of students...

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16 Aug 2019 | 02:27
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