Getting ready for high school: gear and strategies By Katherine Roth, Associated Press Up through eighth grade, preparing for school is largely a question of checking off items... Back to School 26 Aug 2019 | 02:32
Homeschooling: Getting an umbrella education By Nicole M. Wells “Super religious, super weird, super antisocial ...” If the term “homeschooling” calls to mind Vitamin D... Back to School 06 Jan 2020 | 11:51
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... Back to School 26 Aug 2019 | 01:48
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... Back to School 26 Aug 2019 | 01:45
Spending on Back to School Supplies By Charles Kim Parents spent a total of $27.5 billion on back to school supplies in 2018, the third highest total in the history... Back to School 26 Aug 2019 | 02:13
10 Tips for Teaching Your Children About Saving 1. Bring out the piggy banks. Have children divide their money into three banks or jars for spending, saving and giving. This... Back to School 26 Aug 2019 | 02:19
Teaching business skills By Mike Zummo At an early age, school children are learning what it takes to run a business. They’re learning it from the TREP$... Back to School 26 Aug 2019 | 01:35
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... Back to School 26 Aug 2019 | 02:10
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... Back to School 26 Aug 2019 | 01:27
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... Back to School 26 Aug 2019 | 01:12
Cyberbullying By Cameron Quinn, Jacqueline Smith, Morgan Sheridan, Kristen Desrats, Elizabeth Centorrino, Charlotte O’Connor, and Max Berryman,... Back to School 26 Aug 2019 | 01:05
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... Back to School 26 Aug 2019 | 01:02
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 By Christine Urio Crisp new notebooks, freshly sharpened pencils, and, yes, sleek Chromebooks will cover the desks of students... Back to School 16 Aug 2019 | 02:27
