Author: Nola Jones

One fact about Karoline Leavitt that often gets overlooked in the commotion surrounding her daily press conferences is that she was the first member of her immediate family to earn a college degree. On the surface, that fact is quiet and unremarkable, but it reveals something genuine about her journey to this point. Not everything is explained by it. However, it’s worth pausing to consider it before continuing. Leavitt was raised in a family that owned a used truck dealership and an ice cream shop in Atkinson, New Hampshire. She played softball well enough at Lawrence, Massachusetts’ Central Catholic High…

Working with a three-year-old who has recently declared that putting on shoes is an act of war requires a certain level of patience. When most people imagine an early childhood educator, they don’t consider that. They envision crafts. A story circle, perhaps. They fail to envision a qualified expert, who has studied child psychology, language development, classroom management, and curriculum design for four years, quietly making choices that will impact that child’s education for the next twenty years. A bachelor’s degree in early childhood education is a four-year undergraduate program that prepares students to work with children from infancy to…

The part of Anthony Edwards’ story that takes place off the court, in a classroom, in between a difficult grade report and a decision that changes his life, is one that is never shared. Most people are familiar with him as the Minnesota Timberwolves’ electric shooting guard, the first overall pick, and the player who silences NBA arenas in the middle of a dribble. However, Atlanta, Georgia’s schools quietly and consciously laid the groundwork for that career. Edwards started playing basketball in high school at Atlanta’s Daniel McLaughlin Therrell High School. As a four-star prospect with a clear future for…

Around the time of a child’s third birthday, parents begin to ask a question they weren’t fully prepared for: now what? Suddenly, preschool becomes an urgent, specific, and surprisingly complex issue instead of a vague future concern. That question increasingly directs families in the Chesterfield and greater St. Louis area to Rockwood Early Childhood Education. Preparing very young children for school without making the experience feel like school is something that Rockwood Early Childhood has been quietly establishing a reputation for in the area. As you pass one of their classrooms, you’ll probably see children engrossed in a learning center…

Megan Fox has never claimed to be a school lover. She has stated unequivocally in interviews over the years that she thought formal education was mostly pointless, that she was bullied so severely in middle school that she had to eat lunch by herself in a restroom, and that by the time she was 17, she had completely given up on the traditional classroom. Even though it goes against the conventional narrative of success requiring degrees and credentials, there is something almost refreshing about that degree of honesty. Fox was raised in the neighboring town of Rockwood after being born…

When you look at Bryan Kohberger’s academic record, something stops you cold. On paper, it appears to be the profile of a serious, committed student, not because it’s unusual in any obvious way. an associate’s degree. psychology bachelor’s degree. master’s degree in criminal justice. Next, a criminology PhD program at a major research university in the Pacific Northwest. That is a substantial amount of education. That equates to years of self-control, reading, writing, and attendance. Nevertheless, Kohberger is accused of carrying out one of the most horrific campus killings in recent American history somewhere in the midst of all that…

The fact that one of America’s most influential advocates for early literacy was raised in a household with very little reading material is particularly ironic. Dolly Parton was born in 1946 in a one-room cabin near the Little Pigeon River in Pittman Center, Tennessee. She was the fourth of twelve children born into a family that her father characteristically described as “dirt poor.” Her dad couldn’t read or write. There weren’t exactly many books. However, for some reason, that origin story is exactly what makes what she later created feel so different from the typical celebrity philanthropist playbook. After graduating…

Most people are familiar with one version of the Bruce Willis story, which includes the action scenes, the smirk, and the witty police officer. However, if you go back far enough to a Carneys Point, New Jersey, high school hallway, the scene is very different. A child who struggles academically, stutters, and lacks a clear plan. The extent to which that environment influenced everything that followed is easy to overlook. In Carneys Point Township, a small, blue-collar town in Salem County with about 8,000 residents, Willis went to Penns Grove High School. His classmates referred to him as “Buck-Buck,” which…

Most parents probably didn’t give Edline much thought when Montgomery County Public Schools quietly phased it out in 2017 and replaced it with something called myMCPS Classroom. a fresh login page. a fresh dashboard. It’s just another issue with the educational system. However, in retrospect, that change represented more than just a software update. Not everyone has been persuaded that MCPS’s calculated wager on a specific vision of what digital learning ought to look like paid off. Canvas, a learning management system developed by Instructure, is the foundation of myMCPS Classroom. It appears sufficiently polished from the outside. After logging…

A small detail on Lindbergh Early Childhood Education’s enrollment page says more than any brochure could. The tuition-based classroom spots are filled by the time the majority of families learn about the program. Only children who qualify through special education services are able to use the application portal. For everyone else, word-of-mouth and timing are crucial. It is challenging to produce that kind of quiet demand. Usually, it indicates that something is actually working. Located on South Lindbergh Boulevard in St. Louis, Missouri, Lindbergh Early Childhood Education is nestled on the Lindbergh High School campus. A preschool and a high…