Author: Nola Jones

The way Macmillan Education Everywhere entered the field of digital learning is almost subtle. No big product launch event, no viral campaign. It’s just a platform that sits silently in the form of an access code at the rear of a printed textbook, ready to be activated. It’s simple to ignore. At first, many students do. However, users typically discover something more comprehensive than they anticipated. The fundamental idea is simple. Teachers and students can access course materials linked to Macmillan Education books through a digital platform called Macmillan Education Everywhere, or MEE. This comprises interactive exercises, videos, animations, and…

One day, when you enter a well-run preschool as an observer rather than for a tour, something subtly unexpected occurs. A four-year-old bargains with a classmate for a turn. Without being asked, another person stacks blocks, knocks them down, and attempts an alternative strategy. Instead of correcting, a teacher crouches down to eye level and listens. From the outside, it doesn’t appear to be much. However, what is actually taking place in that room is some of the most neurologically complex learning that a person will ever experience. For many years, early childhood education—roughly from birth to age eight—has been…

In Louisville, Kentucky, there is a structure at 8800 Westport Road that receives little attention from the general public. No athletic teams. There are no commencement ceremonies. No courses to prepare for college. What it does have is something perhaps more significant: a room full of three-year-olds discovering, perhaps for the first time, what it means to show up somewhere and fit in. Children in pre-kindergarten, usually between the ages of two and five, are served by Westport Early Childhood Center, a public preschool run by Jefferson County Public Schools. The school is small by almost all standards, with about…

When you think about how Tate McRae rose to prominence in pop music by the time she was in her early twenties, there’s something to think about. The voice, the dancing, and the songs that seem to land with an almost unsettling emotional precision are what most people pay attention to. However, a closer look reveals that her path was actually shaped by an education that never quite followed a straight line, long before any record deal. McRae didn’t spend much time in Calgary, Alberta, where she was born in 2003. Her family moved to Oman when she was two…

The majority of people are familiar with one version of Joe Burrow. The person wearing the Bengals jersey, appearing to have seen this movie before, was incredibly composed during a two-minute drill and had his chin strap loose. The version that crossed a stage at Louisiana State University on December 20, 2019, six days after accepting the Heisman Trophy, to receive a master’s degree in liberal arts, is less frequently discussed. Both versions are authentic. Additionally, they are not as distinct as you may believe. As Burrow himself noted, the poverty rate in Athens, Ohio, a small city in the…

A young woman in her early twenties moved out of her college dorm in the spring of 1994, not because she had graduated but rather because her father had recently passed away. Northern State University in Aberdeen, South Dakota, was home to Kristi Arnold, who would go on to become Kristi Noem. After her father died in a grain bin accident a few years into her studies, earning a degree seemed like a luxury her family couldn’t afford. The farm needed to be managed by someone. She returned home. In political reporting, it’s a detail that is frequently overlooked in…

Rows of desks, glowing screens, and a whiteboard with goals that must be completed before the bell rings are all familiar sights in the majority of American elementary schools. Enter a Waldorf classroom now. The light is the first thing you notice. Next are the wooden toys made by hand in the corner. Then the child was sitting quietly, totally engrossed in kneading beeswax into a tiny figure. Standing there, it’s difficult not to sense that something radically different is taking place. In Stuttgart, Germany, in 1919, a cigarette factory owner named Emil Molt asked philosopher Rudolf Steiner to create…

This story has a bad version. At the age of twelve, a young girl gets cast in a huge Netflix series, skips school, becomes entangled in brand deals and red carpet events, and somewhere along the line, education subtly fades from the picture. In Hollywood, that kind of plot is fairly typical. Millie Bobby Brown never quite allowed that to happen, which is what sets her path apart. Born in Marbella, Spain, in 2004, Brown moved around a lot as a child, first to England and then to Florida. A traditional school schedule was practically unfeasible by the time Stranger…

Some schools you forget as soon as you leave, while others seem to follow you—those that come up at dinner parties, reunions, and in the middle of non-educational conversations. St. Benedict Childhood Education Center, which practically everyone just refers to as “St. Ben,” is precisely that kind of place for a sizable portion of Cebu City’s professional class. The school, which is situated in Cebu City along F. Cabahug Street, doesn’t make a big announcement. It is close to the everyday cacophony of the city and sits in the rhythm of a busy urban street. However, it is difficult to…

Apple has never engaged in price competition. There is an implicit understanding that you are paying for software integration, quality, design, and a certain level of ecosystem loyalty when you walk into any Apple Store. However, there is a less well-known area of Apple’s retail business that deviates from this trend, and more educators and students ought to be aware of it. Teachers, school employees, college parents, and university students can all access the Apple Education Store, which functions as a distinct online store. It provides year-round discounts that are significant for someone purchasing a $1,500 laptop, even though they…