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The Heartwarming Reason One College Student Brings Her Baby To Class
A professor in South Carolina goe above and beyond to support her student. New mom and college senior, Sarah Thompson, posted a photo on Facebook that she took during her math class at Lander University. The photo shows a professor, Dr. Josie Ryan, holding Thompson’s newborn son, Isaiah, during a lecture. In…
The Real Reason There Aren’t Enough Teachers Of Color
American students are looking less and less like their teachers. While most American teachers are white women, a majority of K-12 students are from minority groups. To solve this problem, foundations, states and local communities have tried to step up their recruitment of minority teachers. But this strategy is only half of…
This May Be The #1 Reason Your Kids Binge-Drink At College
Ask almost any new college parent what worries them most about depositing their kid in the freshmen dorm and driving away, and the answer will likely be binge-drinking. The images of kids guzzling booze to unconsciousness, party drinks spiked with Roofies, and campus rapes of stone-cold drunken coeds, are seared into…
The Real Reason Parents Overschedule Toddlers — And Why It’s A Mistake
Parenting is a tough gig, and (as if moms and dads ever doubted their own anecdotal experience) research tells us that one of the most stressful points in a couple’s life is when they start having children. With that high level of stress often comes a loss of connection and intimacy…
Families With Kids Are The Reason Neighborhood Segregation Is Getting Worse
Neighborhoods have become increasingly segregated by income, and it’s because of children. Families with children have driven neighborhood segregation since the 1990s, according to a new study from University of Southern California professor Ann Owens. While families without children — both high- and low-income — continue to live in diverse…
