School and Learning

A mother disagrees with the administrators of her son's school, who believe he has received a "fair and appropriate public education" and should graduate.

Here's what to do when your child's teachers fail to regularly monitor his progress in all academic areas.

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Find out how to motivate and empower your child to succeed at test taking.

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Integrating color, touch, sound, and verbal processing in test review will help make the facts stick! Find out how.

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Here's a list of simple classroom accommodations you and your child's teacher can work together to put in place.

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Find out how to be an advocate for environmental changes in the classroom in order to level the playing field for kids who think differently.

If you are concerned about your school's ranking, take a look at it with your own eyes first.

The best response is to back off and expect your stepson to take responsibility for his schoolwork.

When parents' work schedules make them unavailable to their child, a big brother, a mentor, or an after-school program can provide support.

There are a number of options regarding special education versus regular kindergarten.

Check out 12 successful school fundraising ideas, suggested and tested by parents. Find the best way to raise money for your child's school or sports team.

To address fears about a child's workload, talk the situation over with the child and the school counselor before making any decision.

The only way any of us learn is through experience and tough consequences. Unfortunately, some kids have to experience the consequences.

A lack of organizational skills is typical in sixth grade, but learning to be organized is crucial to a child's success now and throughout his life.

If you want your child to be given more homework, you may need to take your concerns to the administration.

If your child is having an extremely difficult time in school, I would take her out of school tomorrow. If she is willing to finish the remaining month or two, she might be better off finishing the school year and closing that door before she opens the next.

Homeschooling generally has a positive impact on social skills. Homeschooled kids are not subjected to the peer pressure, violence, drugs, and other negative influences found in today's schools.

There are many correspondence and independent study programs that can help your daughter obtain an accredited diploma.