Education

Much of the discussion about education focuses on the K-12 years, but some early childhood education experts suggest serious learning...

We are our children’s first teachers, and what we teach them makes a difference. According to research by Betty Hart...

It’s been doing so since 1944 Shamarr McKinney-VanBuren   “A mind is a terrible thing to waste” is the signature...

Tammy McIntyre Even though we want kids to grow up to become independent and accountable for themselves, when should parents...

The interplay promotes brain development, long-term growth Carolyn Smallwood Did you know making faces and smiling at your baby, responding...

Wendy Johnson, Ph.D. A new school year has started and the end of the first quarter is fast approaching. Ideally,...

With the gift-giving holidays coming up, many parents start to worry about money. Kids can be demanding and you want...

Kids who talk with parents about sex and relationships are less likely to engage in risky sexual behavior From “Where...

BBBS mentor and mentee Born in South Korea to a Korean woman and an African American man, Michael Goar was...

It has been little more than a month on the job for students returning to or starting school in Hopkins...

Introduction As summer lingers on, many Black youths are enjoying their breaks from school. The two-to-three-month break from school has...

As a child, I remember coming in the house when the street lights came on and going to bed at...

Throughout the school year, children are guaranteed access to balanced meals; those children go without adequate nutrition over the summer....

  As an adult, I have had moments when I struggled to stay on top of housework. I reflected on...

As summertime approaches and the weather gets warmer, children become more eager to get out of the house and play...

Be sure your community has enough meal sites The Summer Food Service Program tries to meet the need and helps...

Dominique Johnson being presented with her certificate by Arche Taylor of Wells Fargo Dominique Johnson is a Cecil E. Newman Scholarship recipient. Below...

Lovia Nsiah of Wells Fargo (right) presented Nia Kline with her certificate Nia Kline is a 2017 Cecil E. Newman Scholarship...

SharLamar Wren-Buchanan  receiving her certificate at Graduation Celebration 2017 SharLamar Wren-Buchanan is a 2017 Cecil E. Newman Scholarship recipient. Below...

Noah Branch Noah Branch is a 2017 Cecil E. Newman Scholarship recipient. His scholarship-winning essay appears below. Throughout my life,...