Feb 09, 2014 10:00AM ● By Katie Anderson
This is the month that people rush to buy flowers and chocolates in order to celebrate the love they have found with that “special someone.”...
Jan 27, 2014 12:47PM ● By Chris Wolfgang
Spring semester parent-teacher conferences are coming up soon, but parents wanting to maximize their return on these quick meetings with the...
Jan 23, 2014 02:50PM ● By Katie Anderson
Martin Fischer, a famous physician, said, “I find four great classes of students: The dumb who stay dumb. The dumb who become wise. The wise...
Jan 19, 2014 04:30PM ● By Katie Anderson
Retaining (or flunking) students who have not mastered the skills and content of a specific grade level in school is not a recommended pract...
Jan 12, 2014 03:30PM ● By Kim Carpenter
Scholar, lawyer, professor, arts administrator, university dean. David Thompson has had all these professional titles, but he’s impossible t...
Dec 29, 2013 10:00AM ● By Katie Anderson
Opportunity leads to success. Success opens the door for even greater opportunity. Such is the cycle of the American dream. But many youths ...
Dec 04, 2013 01:20PM ● By Katie Anderson
During my time as a teacher, it always felt great when a family thought of me during the busy holiday season. It brought me joy every time o...
Dec 03, 2013 03:20PM ● By Katie Anderson
Most students are introduced to band and orchestra in the later years of their elementary education. But that doesn’t mean they have to wait...
Nov 22, 2013 01:20PM ● By Chris Wolfgang
Colton Allen, a seventh grader at King Science and Technology Magnet Center, counts the tilapia swimming circles in the horse trough. “Eleve...
Nov 01, 2013 02:30PM ● By Bev Carlson
I’ve worked at Lutheran Family Services for well over three years now, and I can pinpoint my toughest day at work.It was the day I was inter...
Oct 28, 2013 07:20AM ● By Linda Persigehl
With college tuition seeing double-digit hikes and student loan debt at an all-time high, affording college is a big concern for many parent...
Oct 26, 2013 01:20PM ● By Katie Anderson
Hopefully by now all parents of Nebraska public school children have received the results of the Nebraska State Accountability (NeSA) test. ...
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