by Meg Freedman The Healthy Kids Colorado Survey is given to several thousand 6th through 12thgraders in Colorado public schools, asking questions related to behaviors that can affect the students’ mental, physical, and emotional health. Schools recently committed to making an extra effort to educate parents about the survey, so we wanted to answer some FAQ’s… Read More »
by Meg Freedman As a parent, you might have heard that “school readiness” is required before your young child can enter kindergarten. But what exactly does that mean and why does it matter? Research shows that students who are ready to learn in kindergarten—the beginning of a child’s formal education—tend to be more successful throughout… Read More »
Colorado School Grades partners with Moms Fight Back to highlight school safety issues. This post is excerpted from their Back to School Safety eBook. Read more on the Moms Fight Back website. This week we’re highlighting safe travel to school. We focused on school buses, also walking to school and biking to school. Today, what if your teenager is ready to drive… Read More »
Colorado School Grades partners with Moms Fight Back to highlight school safety issues. This post is excerpted from their Back to School Safety eBook. Read more on the Moms Fight Back website. This week we’re highlighting safe travel to school. We focused on school buses and walking to school. Today, biking to school. First, teach your child some basic rules-of-the-road for bicyclists:… Read More »
Colorado School Grades partners with Moms Fight Back to highlight school safety issues. This post is excerpted from their Back to School Safety eBook. Read more on the Moms Fight Back website. This week we’re highlighting safe travel to school. Yesterday, we focused on school buses. Today, walking to school. 15% of kids walk or bike to school. Walking… Read More »
Colorado School Grades partners with Moms Fight Back to highlight school safety issues. This post is excerpted from their Back to School Safety eBook. Read more on the Moms Fight Back website. Ensuring your kids get to school safe and sound is no longer as simple as sending them off to the bus in the morning with a… Read More »
Colorado School Grades partners with Moms Fight Back to highlight school safety issues. This post is excerpted from their Back to School Safety eBook. Check out tips for choosing a safe school here. If your child’s school doesn’t meet your criteria for safety there are a number of things you can do to get involved and help make… Read More »
Colorado School Grades partners with Moms Fight Back to highlight school safety issues. In this post, the organization’s founder Heidi Ganahl offers an update to her 2013 blog post about how to choose a safe school. As moms, one of our biggest concerns is keeping our children and families safe – sometimes that means our own watchful eye and sometimes… Read More »