Author Archives: Meg Rayborn Dawson

HISTORY SCIENCE INNOVATION ARTS & CULTURE TRAVEL SMARTNEWS Keeping you current The Smithsonian  New York Public Library Announces Its Most Borrowed Books of All Time (over 125 years) The list, dominated by children’s literature, spans 125 years of reading The top ten include To Kill a … Continue reading →

The Crucial Role of Recess in School Abstract: Recess is at the heart of a vigorous debate over the role of schools in promoting the optimal development of the whole child. A growing trend toward reallocating time in school to … Continue reading →

Photo by Noah Silliman on Unsplash SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING   Edutopia Time to Play: More State Laws Require School Recess Unstructured playtime is making a comeback in schools as frustrated teachers, parents, and advocacy groups demand legislative action. By Brittany Shammas … Continue reading →

Failure to recognize disorder is higher among black and Hispanic children, researchers note, as scientists discover its possible genetic underpinnings. By Brian P. Dunleavy Researchers stress in multiple studies that more children should be screened for autism, especially black and … Continue reading →

POLITICS & POLICY The Ten Dumbest Common Core Problems By ALEC TORRES   National Review March 20, 2014 7:49 PM Sample questions guaranteed to make your brain hurt in all the wrong places. The Common Core State Standards Initiative is widely denounced … Continue reading →

(Little Egg Harbor Township, NJ) CLAIRE LOWE Staff Writer Jan 15, 2020 Educators and administrators from the 12 schools around the state participating in the pilot year of the LGBTQ curriculum mandate attend a training session Tuesday in Elizabeth with … Continue reading →

California Teachers Could Be Required To Teach About Climate Change January 14, 2020 at 8:52 pm Filed Under:California Schools, climate change SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — California schools may soon be required to teach about the causes and effects of climate change under … Continue reading →

  Alex Silady JUN 11, 2018  SmartAsset Bernie Madoff Wall Street bigwig Bernie Madoff became infamous about five years ago when a fraudulent securities operation he was running collapsed and cost his investors, including hospitals and charities, $17.3 billion. While Madoff’s crime … Continue reading →

    DESPITE Jeff Bezos claiming the title as the world’s richest man with a net worth of £99bn, he doesn’t come close to Mansa Musa, the richest man of all time. The 14th-century King of Mali’s fortune was so … Continue reading →

Parents Raise Voices as New Jersey BOE Tackles Teaching LGBTQ History in School JOHN MOONEY, BRENDA FLANAGAN | New Jersey Spotlight JANUARY 9, 2020 | EDUCATION Public arguments part of longstanding tradition protesting changes to the curriculum stretching back to 1970s    Credit: … Continue reading →