Today, nearly half of all marriages end in divorce. Two-thirds of these families include children, and this leaves many parents wondering what effect their divorce will have on their children in both the short and long term. Differing advice from experts in the field and frequently ill-informed recommendations in the media add to parents? anxiety…

Home-School Conferences - A Guide for Parents By Andrea Canter, PhD, NCSP Minneapolis Public Schools Home and school—everyone shares the goal of helping children learn and feel successful. Research has proven that when parents and teachers work together, everyone benefits: Students tend to earn higher grades, perform better on tests, attend school more regularly, have…

Kindergarten Programs: Full Versus Half-Day Information for Parents A Brief History Over three million students are enrolled in kindergarten programs in the United States. Slightly more than half of these are enrolled in full-day programs; the remainder attend more traditional half-day Kindergarten.  However, there is no consistency across states regarding requirements for kindergarten. In some states, public…

No Child Left Behind: Questions and Answers The phrase, ?No Child Left Behind? (NCLB) has become a catch-phrase for the federal initiative to increase ?accountability? in American education. But while NCLB is a federal program, it will be up to the individual states to create the programs and procedures that fulfill NCLB requirements. (NCLB does…

From brochure prepared by the Educational Resources Information Center, Office of Education Research and Improvement, U.S. Department of Education  What Can Parents and Teachers Do If an Adolescent Begins to Fail in School? Many teenagers experience times when keeping up with schoolwork is difficult. These periods may last for several weeks and may result in social…