Back to School

    On today’s Tech Thursday with Navarrow Wright, we discussed back to school technology tools. All the information on the apps, sites and products you need:

via Elev8.com An online petition to have Bert and Ernie to tie the knot on Sesame Street has sparked discussion on when children should be taught about sexual orientation.

It’s back to school time and Tye Tribbett takes some time to pray for the kids!

O’Bon is giving parents, students and teachers an easy way to go green during the back to school season.  This eco-friendly school and office supply online store  has been making  creating office and school supplies that protect the environment before it became the IT thing to do.  They started off with their signature recycled newspaper […]

For months the topic of health, nutrition and school lunches has been debated in the media. British Chef Jamie Oliver brought the most attention to the issue recently with his television show, “Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution.” Oliver, who started the revolution in his native country, believes school lunches should be healthy. Says Jamie: This food […]

Remnant Outreach Ministries, Inc. 2010 Youth Explosion – Back to School Concert & School Supply Drive 3819 S. Tryon Street, Charlotte, NC 28217 704-523-1766 http://www.remnantoutreach.org CALLING ALL PARENTS & KIDS: Join us for Remnant Outreach Ministries, Inc. – 2010 Youth Explosion – Back to School Concert & School Supply Drive being held at 3819 S. […]

On Wednesday, more than a dozen girls got their first glimpse of a future that will hopefully help them rise above the statistics. They young girls are the first students to attend the Charlotte Community School for Girls. The one-classroom school celebrated its ribbon cutting on Wednesday at its South Tryon Street location in Southend. […]

A few months ago the Internet was blazing with scathing comments about a few young girls dancing too provocatively to Beyonce’s hit single “Single Ladies.” Well, this isn’t that type of party. Check out this video by the 2009 Hope Idol winner. These young ladies take Beyonce’s song and turn it upside down to honor […]

Moms, it’s that time of the year again! Back-to-School season is, if nothing else, consumed by shopping – for pens, notebooks, lunchboxes – all of which, at the begging request of your child, must be trendy and fashionable, or they’ll just die of embarrassment. But nothing else matters more to them than what they will […]

VIA: BitRebels.com Bullying in schools can be a real issue for many kids. Thinkofthe.com has an answer for the bullys who like to steal lunches. They’ve developed an anti-bully lunch bag that makes your sandwich look molded when it really isn’t. Genius right? Bullying In Schools

VIA: CitizenSchools.com Children spend just 20 percent of their waking hours in school. But a child’s capacity to learn doesn’t end with the final bell. After-school programs can do so much more than what we so often expect of them—just keeping kids off the street—and  make real impact on their education. Citizen Schools realizes this […]