Middle schoolers get taste of stock market, investing through financial literacy class
FOX Business’ Jerry Willis speaks with IS 281 teacher Raymond Tran about his efforts to teach financial literacy to middle school students. Middle school teacher in Brooklyn, New York, We help students learn about the stock market and investing through financial literacy classes. Raymond Tran, who teaches in IS 281, told FOX Business’ Jerry Willis […]
Sequoyah: Polymath who brought his people literacy
In modern society, there is a tendency to equate proficiency with specialized “expertise.” But much of our progress is due to talented, unqualified amateurs known as polymaths. Our own history is rich with jack-of-all-trades like Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson. You can also add more obscure names to that list. Sequoia. Born around 1760 in […]
Indiana Gov. Holcomb signs elementary literacy bill into law
Indiana Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb signed 67 bills Monday, three days after lawmakers adjourned their annual meeting. This will be Holcomb’s last year as governor, as he cannot run again due to term limits. The bill Holcomb signed also included key literacy items sought by Republicans in both chambers of the General Assembly and the […]
Mike Tyson opens school focused on financial literacy
Mike Tyson will lend his likeness to the name of a new “microschool” aimed at providing a more comprehensive education for middle school and high school students, with a focus on things like innovation and financial literacy. Tyson Transformational Technologies Academy is a new institution in Arizona for students in grades 6-12. All tuition fees […]
IN lawmakers advance literacy bill that may hold back thousands of 3rd graders
Indiana lawmakers introduced a bill Tuesday that would prevent students from failing the state’s high-stakes reading test, currently administered in third grade. The bill would also delay the initial administration of the test by one year, meaning passing sophomores would not have to take the test again. Some estimates suggest that if the bill passes, […]
Georgia Gov. Kemp proposes $11.3M to overhaul literacy education
Georgia education officials will help train teachers to improve reading instruction, as some prominent lawmakers say the state Department of Education is not doing enough to enforce a literacy law passed last year. Therefore, we would like to provide a literacy coach. Georgia's efforts to improve children's reading comprehension are an example of a national […]