New research reveals that the majority of American adults think that children need more pressure to succeed academically. Interestingly, students do not agree.

Independent publisher Nosy Crow is pleased to announce that its Cinderella App for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch is now available on the App Store. Cinderella, an interactive picture book app for children, is the second in Nosy Crow’s series of 3-D fairy tale apps, recommended for children ages 3 and up.

Imagine Learning has released a significant upgrade to Bookster™, an interactive reading app for kids. The popular app was designed to entertain young readers while helping them develop reading skills. The app now features a bookshelf with eight new books and is available for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch, as well as Android devices.

As our country’s 55 million school-aged kids head back to the classroom this fall, many are facing learning challenges, struggling to grasp what they are being taught, and others exhibit behavioral problems that challenge their teachers and make it difficult for them to make friends.

…at least in Washington State.  The article is here. I have extremely mixed feelings about this.  When I was in high school, it made no sense to me that the law said that people have to be in school until age 16, but that 18-year-olds could still be punished for non-attendance.  If we didn’t HAVE [...]