Hampton teens launch tech startup Smile Stand, bringing hands-free device to market
Local tech startup introduces its first product, Smile Stand, a hands-free device that makes watching videos easier and more convenient.
When play meant being free to experiment
In black and white photographs of a playground in Copenhagen circa 1940, all the kids are thrilled to be playing with junk. It’s surplus bricks and lumber, but the children […]
Educational standouts at Science and Technology Academy
Educational standouts at Science and Technology Academy In 2005, Samuel K. Franklin had been a sixth-grade math and science teacher in Oakland, California, for a mere three years when he […]
Eureka moments: stories from great teachers
A+ Schools share eureka moments that make teachers great If great teachers are made — by their education and experience, by their instincts and talents — what were the moments […]
Big ideas in education hit Pittsburgh’s National Summer Learning Association Conference
Big ideas for fixing the ‘summer slide’ hit Pittsburgh’s National Summer Learning Association Conference Before The Hunger Games was a hit movie and so widely known, Sarah Pitcock remembers visiting a California […]
Robot parenting is still not recommended, but local companies use high-tech to help you raise kids
A sock monkey slumped on a shelf is the most ordinary childhood artifact in the offices of 4Moms in the Strip. Otherwise, the workshop of this seven-year-old high-tech kids’ equipment company looks […]