education

After a much needed and well-deserved rest, it’s time for us to jump into the spring semester. I always enjoy this time of year in the classroom because there’s so much excitement about pushing toward the finish line of another school year. However, sometimes the distractions of spring c…

I’m a teacher. Though I no longer spend each day in a school or on a campus, I started my career in the classroom. And, it will surprise no educator to know that I’ve also logged a lot of time on the playground, in the cafeteria and administrative offices, as well as in the teachers’ lounge. It’s in…

Do you remember when school used to be a place? Do you recall going to a building, finding a classroom, locating your desk, and sitting in your row for an hour, or maybe seven? You probably had breaks to go out onto the playground in elementary school, the soccer field for PE in high school, or to y…

Since it began in 1996, E-rate has helped more than 100,000 schools and libraries connect to the Internet. Nearly $4 billion is available in the program for Funding Year 2019, though the number of schools that apply for their share of E-rate funding is on the decline; applications have decreased by…

I have a love-hate relationship with this time of year. I sincerely appreciate the opportunity I have to reconnect and celebrate with the people I care about most, but I often resent the hectic pace required to achieve those moments of peace and joy. Though in the end, the memories make all the effo…

Today’s classrooms boast more technology than ever before. In fact, a 2017 report from the Education Week Research Center notes that the number of laptops, tablets, netbooks, and other devices shipped annually to U.S. K-12 schools grew by 363 percent between 2010 and 2017, to nearly 14 million. Not…

I’m writing this on a Sunday.  I do some of my best writing on Sundays, going back to before I knew how to write. On late Sunday mornings, after Church, I would sit at the school desk my Grandma had set up in a covered area of her patio, close to her kitchen.  She and I could carry on a conver…

Research is critical to the mission of every land-grant university, and Montana State University (MSU) in Bozeman, Mont., is recognized nationally among leading public research universities for its prominence in research. The university ranks in the top 3 percent of colleges and universities for res…

When I arrived on campus at the start of my freshman year, I was the proud owner of state-of-the-art “technology,” a Coronamatic electric typewriter. In September 2018—just a few years later—my daughter moved into her new dorm room. In place of a suitcase-sized typewriter, she brought a cell phone,…