Boy Books!
Here's a list of "Boy Books", courtesy of the Eagle Academy Foundation, who hosted its third annual "Saving Our Sons" [...]
Top Universities Offering Free Online Classes
We at GCP are keenly focused on the advances in online education, and they are coming fast and furiously. MIT [...]
It’s Teacher Appreciation Day!
Take a minute to stop and think about how a teacher improved your life or the life of your son. [...]
The Great Debates 2012
You may have known that the film "The Great Debaters", in which historically Black Wiley College's debate team beat Harvard [...]
Lose Your Inner Ostrich!
Last week GCP attended a Common Sense Media lunch where a panel of experts discussed the impact of media on [...]
The Science of Sports
Do you have a middle schooler who loves sports and is not so crazy about science? Have him take a [...]
SEO Scholars Program: Closing the Achievement Gap
A few days ago, GCP attended the Sponsors for Educational Opportunity (SEO) 2012 Annual Awards Dinner in New York City. [...]
Boy Trouble
Today's NY Daily News features a piece by Rishawn Biddle, author and editor of online education news magazine Dropout Nation, [...]
A Teacher’s Perspective on Parent-Teacher Clashes
Yesterday's New York Times "Motherlode Blog", found here, featured advice from a middle school teacher on how parents can best [...]
The Importance of Being Disconnected
While walking down a busy city street a few days ago, I overheard a mother and her young teen son [...]