If I could, I would have preferred to start this article by telling you that, if your kid is motivated, you might finance college mostly on scholarships, work-study, student loans, and grants. Costs continue to rise, at the same time as much of the grant funding has dried up. Read more

Teachers often use the Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for information, and most of us receive their free periodical. The latest one asks us to think seriously about homework. There's a pullout centerfold for teachers containing the introduction and self-assessmenttool from their online "Toolkit for Reflection". I found it worth my time. Read more

In her recent article in SPECIAL EDGE, a magazine for educators put out at Sonoma State, Dr. Diana Blackmon discussed helping teens make the transition into adult living. Read more

Representative Lynn Woolsey chairs the Democratic Caucus on Children and Families for California's Sixth District (Petaluma). She says the way to support education reform is to support families in their balancing act. I've been waiting a long time to hear this, and maybe you have, too.

I'm not part of this congresswoman's constituency, and I didn't know much about her. Read more