Focus: With purpose (Part 3)

In creating a plan for managing the public education system, we need to decide whether to emphasize teaching or learning. The theory behind those who focus on teaching is that, if you teach well enough, learning will follow.

Study Shows That Some Classes Of Interneurons May Underlie Distinct Brain Disorders

A type of neuron that, when malfunctioning, has been tied to epilepsy, autism and schizophrenia is much more complex than previously thought, researchers at MIT's Picower Institute for Learning and Memory report in the Sept. 9 issue of Neuron. The majority of brain cells are called excitatory because they ramp up the action of target cells. In contrast, inhibitory cells called interneurons put ...

In & Around Town

SATURDAY, Oct. 4 The second ‘Shop ‘n’ Rock’ will be hosted from 1 to 6 p.m. at the Budd Lake Firehouse, Route 46. The event is sponsored by the Mount Olive Kiwanis and Mount Olive Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 122. The family event will include food, activities, music, a kid’s play zone and vendors. Vendors and sponsors are sought and should visit www.mtolivekiwanis.org[[[SHIFTIN ...

New initiatives, new faces greet a new school year in Pennsbury

As teachers and administrators begin a new school year in the Pennsbury School District, students can anticipate a few exciting changes and some new elements in their overall academic program.

Calvert Education Services Introduces Virtual Writing Skills Workshop for Middle School Students

BALTIMORE, Sept. 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Calvert is excited to announce the addition of a Writing Skills Workshop to its hugely successful online Skills Workshop series. These four-week online workshops are designed to boost core academic skills. Calvert currently offers four workshops as part of this innovative, online series. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh ...