NHEG-Magazine-July - August

1ISSUE 5 - 6 

JULY - AUGUST - 2019 

"The summer night is like a perfection 

of thought." 

-Wallace Stevens 

Pamela S. Clark is NAMED as BRONZE WINNER in 2019 STEVIE® AWARDS 

A comic book, titled “EASYToons (Educational Anecdotes for Struggling Youth) 

Travel with NHEG 

NHEG School Bag Giveaway 2019 

Attention potential guests! 

NHEG Book Corner 

E.A.S.Y. Toons Comic Book

CONTENTS 

4 THOUGHT FOR THE MONTH 

4 - 7 PAMELA S. CLARK IS NAMED AS BRONZE WINNER 

9 MAGAZINE EDITORIAL TEAM 

10 - 15 ACHIEVEMENTS 

16 - 17 2018 TOP-RATED NONPROFITS USING GREAT NON PROFITS 

18 - 21 NHEG SCHOOL BAG GIVEAWAY 2019 

22 - 29 THE INTERNET RADIO PROGRAM FROM NHEG 

30 E.A.S.Y. TOONS COMIC BOOK 

38- 39 PRESS RELEASES - UPCOMING NHEG EVENTS 

42- 43 NHEG RADIO SHOWS USED IN THE CLASSROOM? 

53 WE ARE LOOKING FOR NEW VOLUNTEER INTERNET RADIO HOSTS 

56 - 57 ATTENTION POTENTIAL GUESTS! 

58 - 61 OUR TEACHERS AND TUTORS 

64 - 65 MISSING CHILDREN 

66 - 69 NHEG BIRTHDAYS - ANNIVERSARIES 

70 - 71 NHEG NEW VOLUNTEERS - VOLUNTEERS OF THE MONTHS 

74 - 75 REVIEWS ON MAGAZINE EDITORS 

80 - 83 HEALTH IS YOUR WEALTH 

84 NATIONAL NEWS REPORTS IN EDUCATION 

85 U.S. PRESIDENT’S VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARD 

86 - 87 THE NHEG LEARNING ANNEX - JAPANESE TUTOR 

88- 106 FEE ARTICLES 

110 - 113 KELLY BEAR PRESS 

118 - 119 FUN CORNER 

122 - 127 RECIPES 

128 - 129 NHEG SPONSORSHIP RADIO & MAGAZINE ADS 

132 - 135 NHEG PARTNERS & AFFILIATES

www.NewHeightsEducation.org 

Thought for the Month 

Education is a beautiful thing, but it takes a conditioned 

heart to continue to set and reach new 

goals. Sometimes the road is difficult, but the rewards are 

sweeter once achieved. 


New Heights Educational Group continues to grow its online and offline presence. In the last year, it’s more than 

doubled its internet radio show audience with over 155,000 listeners; its bi-monthly magazine reached over 55,000 

viewers, and its online tutoring program has offered new affordable and unique pre-recorded and live courses. 

Furthermore, it has expanded its annual schoolbag giveaway event where it offered more bags, hats and scarves 

and various back-to-school accessories Pamela Clark, Executive Director, stated: “I’m truly blessed for not only the 

recognition this award brings to our work, but for the over 70 volunteers that make us successful. We wouldn’t be 

Pamela’s Talk – Nheg Updates & News here 

able to offer any of the above programs without our fantastic team of volunteers. I’m so proud of all of them and 

this fantastic organization that many hands have built. Without volunteers, none of our programs would 

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Pamela S. Clark is NAMED as BRONZE WINNER in 

2019 STEVIE® AWARDS FOR SALES & CUSTOMER SERVICE 

Defiance, Ohio –February 25, 2019 – New Heights Educational Group 

(NHEG) Founder and Director,Pamela S. Clark, was named a Bronze 

Winner in the 2019 Stevie® Awards for Sales & Customer Service 

Category: Business Development Executive of the Year. 

https://stevieawards.com/sales/2019-stevie%C2%AE-award-winners 

The Stevie Awards, which organizes several of the world’s leading business 

awards shows including the prestigious International Business 

Awards® and the Stevie Awards for Great Employers revealed theGold, 

Silver and Bronze Stevie placements during a gala banquet on Friday, February 22, at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, 

Nevada. More than 600 professionals from across the globe attended. 

More than 2,700 nominations from organizations of all sizes and in 

virtually every industry, in 45 nations, were 

evaluated in this year’s competition. Finalists were determined by the average scores of more than 150 professionals 

worldwide who worked in seven specialized judging committees. Entries were considered in 93 categories 

for customer service and contact center achievements, including Contact Center of the Year, Award for Innovation 

in Customer Service and Customer Service Department of the Year. Sixty categories were considered for sales and 

business development achievements, ranging from Senior Sales Executive of the Year to Sales Training or Business 

Development Executive of the Year to Sales Department of the Year. The rest of the categories recognized new 

products and services and solution providers. 

exist. ” 

“The 2019 judges were very impressed by the caliber of this year’s nominations, which set another record for this 

competition. The quality of the accomplishments outlined in every Finalist nomination was remarkable,” said 

Michael Gallagher, president and founder of the Stevie Awards. 

Details about the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service and the list of Finalists in all categories are available 

at www.StevieAwards.com/Sales . 

Defiance, Ohio –February 25, 2019 – New Heights Educational Group (NHEG) Founder and Director,Pamela S. 

Clark, was named a Bronze Winner in the 2019 Stevie® Awards for Sales & Customer Service Category: Business 

Development Executive of the Year. 

https://stevieawards.com/sales/2019-stevie%C2%AE-award-winners 

The Stevie Awards, which organizes several of the world’s leading business awards shows including the prestigious 

International Business Awards® and the Stevie Awards for Great Employers revealed theGold, Silver and Bronze 

Stevie placements during a gala banquet on Friday, February 22, at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada. More 

than 600 professionals from across the globe attended. 

More than 2,700 nominations from organizations of all sizes and in virtually every industry, in 45 nations, were 

evaluated in this year’s competition. Finalists were determined by the average scores of more than 150 professionals 

worldwide who worked in seven specialized judging committees. Entries were considered in 93 categories 

for customer service and contact center achievements, including Contact Center of the Year, Award for Innovation 

in Customer Service and Customer Service Department of the Year. Sixty categories were considered for sales and 

business development achievements, ranging from Senior Sales Executive of the Year to Sales Training or Business 

Development Executive of the Year to Sales Department of the Year. The rest of the categories recognized new 

products and services and solution providers. 

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New Heights Educational Group continues to grow its online and offline presence. In the last year, it’s more than 

doubled its internet radio show audience with over 155,000 listeners; its bi-monthly magazine reached over 55,000 

viewers, and its online tutoring program has offered new affordable and unique pre-recorded and live courses. 

Furthermore, it has expanded its annual schoolbag giveaway event where it offered more bags, hats and scarves 

and various back-to-school accessories Pamela Clark, Executive Director, stated: “I’m truly blessed for not only the 

recognition this award brings to our work, but for the over 70 volunteers that make us successful. We wouldn’t be 

able to offer any of the above programs without our fantastic team of volunteers. I’m so proud of all of them and 

this fantastic organization that many hands have built. Without volunteers, none of our programs would 

exist. ” 

“The 2019 judges were very impressed by the caliber of this year’s nominations, which set another record for this 

competition. The quality of the accomplishments outlined in every Finalist nomination was remarkable,” said 

Michael Gallagher, president and founder of the Stevie Awards. 

Details about the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service and the list of Finalists in all categories are available 

at www.StevieAwards.com/Sales . 

New Heights Educational Group 

The New Heights Educational Group, Inc. promotes literacy for children and adults by offering a 

range of educational support services. Such services include: assisting families in the selection of 

schools; organization of educational activities; and acquisition of materials. 

We promote a healthy learning environment and enrichment programs for families of preschool 

and school-age children, including children with special needs. www.NewHeightsEducation.org 

And https://School.NewHeightsEducation.org/ 

About The Stevie Awards 

Stevie Awards are conferred in seven programs: the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards, the German Stevie Awards, The 

American Business Awards®, The International Business Awards®, the Stevie Awards for Great Employers, the 

Stevie Awards for Women in Business and the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. Stevie Awards competitions 

receive more than 12,000 entries each year from organizations in more than 70 nations. Honoring organizations 

of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the 

workplace worldwide. Learn more about the Stevie Awards at www.StevieAwards.com/Sales. 

Sponsors of the 13th annual Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service include Sales Partnerships, Inc. 

and ValueSelling Associates, Inc. 


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EDITORIAL TEAM 


Pamela Clark 

Editor in Chief NewHeightsEducation@yahoo.com 

Marina Klimi 

Production Manager MarinaKlimi@NewHeightsEducation.org 

Noemi Vallone 

Proofreader/Editor Noemi@NewHeightsEducation.org 

Tammy Barham photographer at The NHEG School Bag Giveaway 

Michelle Shockey MichelleS@NewHeightsEducation.org 

fran wyner FranWyner@NewHeightsEducation.org 

Pamela Clark NewHeightsEducation@yahoo.com 

Larissa Murray LarissaM@NewHeightsEducation.org 

Photographers featured in this issue 


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2018 Top-Rated 

Nonprofits using GreatNonprofits 

New Heights 

Educational Group 

Congratulations 

Your community has selected your organization as one of the 2018 Top-Rated 

Nonprofits using GreatNonprofits. You are among a distinguished few to 

receive this community endorsement. 

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Perla Ni 

CEO Greatnonprofits 


The New Heights Educational Group (NHEG) 

School Bag Giveaway 2019 

Bookbag winners 

Ethan Long and Leigha Scott


THE INTERNET RADIO PROGRAM FROM 

NEW HEIGHTS EDUCATIONAL GROUP 

www.NewHeightsEduca- 





Internet Radio Show Spots now available 

The New Heights Educational Group is now offering the opportunity for the public or businesses that promote education to purchase sponsor advertisement on 

our internet radio show. 

All products, business and service advertisements will need to be reviewed by our research department and must be approved by NHEG home office. 

All advertisements must be family friendly. 

Those interested in purchasing packages can choose for our host to read the advertisement on their show or supply their own pre-recorded advertisement. 

If interested, please visit our website for more details. 

https://www.newheightseducation.org/nheg-radio-show/ 

The NHEG Radio Show is an internet radio program in which the hosts cover various topics of education for Home, Charter and Public School families in Ohio. 

These Communities include Paulding, Defiance, Van Wert, Delphos, Lima, Putnam County, Wauseon and Napoleon. For an invitation to the live show, visit us on Facebook or Twitter to sign up, or email us at info@NewHeightsEducation.org 

If you are looking to listen to past shows, please check out this document 


(https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1oW5gxFB7WNgtREowSsrJqWP9flz8bsulcgoR-QyvURE/edit#gid=529615429) 

that lists all the shows that have been released. 












Barnes and Nobles 

Kids in Grades 1-6 Earn a Free Book! 

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/h/summer-reading-lists?list=kidsbrages-0-7 

You can read it at the following link 


https://www.NewHeightsEducation.org/NHEG-blog/e-a-s-y-toons/ 




Touch-type 

Read and 

Spell (TTRS) 

readandspell. 

com 

9 Strategies for 

students with 

dysgraphia 

From stretching 

out the 

hands to trying 

different pens 

and papers 

and using 

pre-writing 

brainstorming 

activities, 

try these tips 

to help with 

writing. 

Read article 

9 Tips for helping students with slow processing 

While speed has nothing to do with how smart a child is, kids with slow processing 

may struggle to follow lessons. Learn how you can help them be and feel more successful 

in the classroom. 

Read article (https://www.readandspell.com/what-is-processing-speed?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=blog_newsletter) 

We’ve also just been nominated for an award. We’ll know if we’ve won by the end of 

March. We won the award for best special education resource two years ago as well. 

The Education Resources Awards announced their 2019 finalists and Touch-type Read 

and Spell is nominated in the Special Education Resource category for their accessible 

and literacy focused typing course for students with specific learning difficulties. 


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Press Releases 

New Heights Educational Group Business Site 

New Heights Educational Group, Inc., was formed on June 1, 2006 as a support 

network of diverse northwest Ohio families with children in public, charter and home 

schools. We currently serve northwest Ohio and beyond, including the following Ohio 

towns: Allen, Defiance, Delphos, Hancock, Henry, Lima, Lucas, Napoleon, Putnam, 

Paulding, Van Wert, Wauseon, Williams and Wood.Anyone from anywhere can take 

our classes or request tutoring or other educational services. 

Audio 

One commercial spot played six times (three times 

during live broadcast and three times during 

rebroadcast): 

30 seconds 1 week: $650 13 weeks: $7,350 


Please note: costs include airtime buy only. Spots can be 

professionally produced for a $250 

fee. 

Sponsorship Packages for NHEG 

Video Streaming 

On host page 


(video must be supplied by advertiser): 

30 – 60 seconds 

1 week: $750 

13 weeks: $3,550 

1 – 3 min. 

1 week: $1,050 

We are proud to provide a one-stop education shop.We believe that a child’s 

high-quality school experience includes exposure to diverse people, topics and learning 

adventures. Therefore, our goal is to provide a social/informational framework where 

parents and students can share educational resources, group activities, field trips, 

newsletters, meetings, and email/chatroom discussions or where students of any age 

can receive tutoring.We welcome all home, charter and public-schooled families, regardless 

of educational philosophy, teaching style or religious beliefs. 

eCard 

728 x 90 leaderboard standard; 

1 week: $200 

13 weeks: $1,650 

Full: $10,000 

» 13 week sponsorship of show series 

» 30-second spot (production included) played 6 times 

(3 during live broadcast and 3 during rebroadcast) 

» 30-60 second video spot (content must be provided) 

» Banner ad on weekly eCard 

» Opening & closing billboards on show 

» One live mention by host 

» Banner ad on host page 

» Banner ad on host personal/business website 

» Possible guest appearance by key person within 

company 

(subject to host approval) 

Banner Advertising 

Linkable banner ad 

(single image, hyperlink, multiple static 

Host (728 x 90 leaderboard): 

1 week: $300, 13 weeks: $3,300 

Half: $5,000 


» 30-second spot (production not included) played 4 

times 






company 


You can visit or business web site here 

https://New-Heights-Educational-Group.business.site 


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Quarter: $3,350 



times 






company 


Optional Advertising for Half and Quarter 

Sponsors 


» Audio commercial production: $300 

» 30-60 second video (content must be provided): $300 

» eCard banner ad: $200 (1 week), $1,350 (13 weeks) 




NHEG Membership Levels 

These are the available NHEG Membership Levels that a person may select in order to access 

certain parts of the New Heights Educational Group website. 

Becoming a Member of NHEG 

Pokemon TCG 

By Khrista Cendana Posted May 31, 2019 In Education News 

How can Pokemon TCG be educational for kids? Can adults play the game? What is the 

negative side of playing this game? This article will explain the basics of what the game is 

and how it can be an educational tool. 

What is Pokemon TCG? TCG is short for trading card game. The game became quite popular 

in the late 90s. I was still a kid in elementary school, but during that time, I remember the 

game being introduced when Pokemon began airing on television. Pokemon TCG is a twoplayer 

game but it can also be a battle between four players. It involves a 60-card deck; 

imagine a 52-card deck but with Pokemon cards. It’s a strategic and critical thinking game 

that involves getting the right cards in your deck to beat your opponents, and it may seem 

very complex if one doesn’t know how to play. 

The Pokemon TCG Teaches Education 

It’s harder for adults to find peers who play the card game of Pokemon. Here are some 

tips and advice for adults: 

Look for a store that sells Pokemon trading cards and see if they host a tournament for 

adults. 

Invite your friends who play Pokemon TCG, and if you don’t have any friends who play, 

introduce them to the game. 

You can go online and install the Pokemon TCG for the computer to play with someone 

online: Pokemon TCG Online 

Top Issues With Pokemon TCG 

There aren’t many kids or adults that plays the game. 

Stealing: This issue is not included in the above link, but when Pokemon became a 

popular hit, there was a lot of stealing in school when kids brought their cards in 

hoping to trade or battle. 

Older cards are worthless because the game has been updated over many years now. 

Limitation: Certain cards are forbidden in a tournament like the old sets. 

Is it easy for anyone to play the game? I think Pokemon TCG is easier to play than Magic 

the Gathering, Yu-gi-oh or many other card games. Pokemon TCG is still strategic and 

requires critical thinking, but Pokemon is more fun to play, I think. Learning to play it will 

take a few days. I started playing the game because I saw some of my classmates playing 

the game in school. I was watching them play and a few days later, I bought some cards 

and began collecting since I watch the anime. I wasn’t really good at the game, and I just 

collect the cards. Anyone can play the card game; it isn’t just for kids. It’s more of a learning 

tool for kids as they can try and read hard words, do basic math, and practice strategic & 

critical thinking. Not only that but they can do research on a certain card if they want to 

trade or even start selling at a young age. The game is helpful to kids who are interested in 

Pokemon, while for adults, it’s a way of either having fun or trying to gain profit from 

certain cards. 

1. Select the membership level 

2. Fill out the registration form 

3. You will be redirected to make your first payment on PayPal. 

4. Once payment is completed, you will receive an email to confirm your account. 

Level 

Price 

Standard NHEG Member 

Free 

Student Membership expires after 6 Months. $10.00 every 6 Months. 

Teacher Membership expires after 6 Months. $35.00 every 6 Months. 

NHEG Membership Navigation 

• Account Profile 

• Account Confirmation 

• Membership Levels 

• Membership Checkout 

• Account Invoice 

• Cancel Account 

• Billing Info 

Websites Used In The Article: 

The Pokemon Trading Card Game Teaches Children Many Skills 

Pokemon TCG Online Game Installer 

Pokemon TCG for Adults: How To Find People To Play With 

Top 5 Issues With The Pokemon Trading Card Game 

Learn To Play The Pokemon Trading Card Game 


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https://www.NewHeightsEducation.org/education-news/pokemon-tcg/ 




NHEG Radio Shows used in the classroom? 

Some of our audience already use our shows in their day-to-day learning. NHEG is now making it 

easier than ever to listen to relevant information and stay informed on happenings in the educational 

world. Now students can choose to listen to our shows by topic in a classroom setting using 

Google Classroom. 

All you need to do is email NewHeightsEducation@yahoo.com and request access by sharing names 

and emails of those that need access. 

Click on https://classroom.google.com and enter one of the class codes given below: 

American History with Kathy Woodring cnwmpb0 

Special Needs and Disabilities with Kaden Behan jhwkv4w 

Discussing Depression, Anxiety and other Disabilities with Erika Hanson jhwkv4w 

Soft Skills with Victoria Lowery vssfz1d 

High School and College tips and bullying topics with Briana Dincher and Kaden Behan and Sadia 

Eijaz 2sn474 

Marine Biology and Zoology with Anna Shi qlxr57 

Technology and Cyber Awareness with Freddie Bandola, Jr. bofkfu3 

Common Core Topics with Charlotte McGuire, Briana Dincher and Priscilena Shearon 5jaupa 

Reading Time for Elementary students with Shannon Williamson ycb64y 

New Heights Show on Education interviews, book reviews and other miscellaneous 5tvsrri 


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Partnership Announced! 


The New Heights Educational Group (NHEG) proudly announces 

a newly formed partnership with Kelly Bear and Leah Davies, 

M.Ed.!! 

Benefits of this partnership include: 

*105 complimentary TEACHER/COUNSELOR articles 

*PARENTING handouts, activity/worksheet 

*Thoughts on Parenting videos 

*CHILDREN’S activities: http://www.kellybear.com 

Pamela Clark (director of The New Heights Educational Group) 

stated, “NHEG is proud to partner with Leah Davies and share 

her talented works! Without a doubt, parents will appreciate and 

treasure these valuable resources!” 

Visit http://www.NewHeightsEducation.org 


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Do you want an uplifting and inspiration story? 

Check out Unpredictable: The walk in and out of darkness 

https://unpredictablethewalk.weebly.com/ 


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ADVERTISE WITH NHEG 

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rg is dedicated to teaching the next generation about the ideas, institutions, and benefits of a free society. At the same 

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To prepare students for successful self-government, we help them understand the foundational ideas of our republic, such 

as individual liberty, personal responsibility, and equality before the law. We ask students to think about the role of government 

and the importance of voluntary associations in promoting human flourishing. Students gain a greater appreciation 

for how a free society with a strong rule of law enables a diverse people to coexist, cooperate, and prosper. 

We design our curriculum materials to promote thoughtful discussion and respectful debate about issues and events. We 

encourage a healthy skepticism about authoritative claims, so that students learn to seek out evidence rather than accept 

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Happy Hunting! 


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NHEG OFFICE CURRICULUM LIBRARY 

Hello Box Tops Coordinators, 

Let me first say thank you for all you do to help schools get what they need. Your tireless dedication and support are inspiring, and we 

value everything you do. 

A really exciting change is coming to Box Tops, which a few of you are aware of because we had a little bit of a surprise. A new Box Tops 

product - Blueberry Cheerios - showed up on shelves much earlier than expected and broke the news ahead of our intended plans: Box 

Tops is going digital in the next year! 

This June, you’ll start to see the new digital Box Tops and we’ll launch with a brand new app. With the help of feedback from local coordinators, 

we are rebuilding Box Tops for Education from the ground up. 

The modernization of Box Tops allows for the next generation of supporters to participate and the opportunity to engage new brands so 

we can keep doing what we’re here to do: help schools get what they need! 

We always intended for Coordinators to be the first to know - to hear it from us, with onboarding tools, Q&A sessions, events and 

fanfare. We have exciting sweepstakes, retailer Bonus Box Tops offers, a fun online Coordinator Kit and other tools - we can’t wait to 

share more with you in June. 

There is SO MUCH I want to share and show you, but it’s just too much for one email and some of it is not quite ready. We know you have 

questions, and we’ve tried to answer as many as possible in the coordinator resource center but we know we haven’t answered them all, 

so we’ve set up this page for you to submit your questions and share your feedback. 

We need your support to help ensure Box Tops grows to reach more schools than ever. We know change 

is hard, but it’s going to take everyone rallying together to help ensure Box Tops is here for another generation. There is so much potential 

for the future of Box Tops, and we are excited for your partnershipin this journey. 

https://www.boxtops4education.com/coord_sneakpeek?utm_source=Email_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=BT- 

FE_05_02_2019&vcode=AQAAAAEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBJhjBeBolhNg3r1dBvplztUDw2CNJI6h4z3i5IvJ80knjrQYlQTPn8NYX7f- 

CZBQD_3dfqTwXfFpDbi78E6g_aVQ== 

New Video 

https://youtu.be/KHkfw6VPgYc 

Sincerely, 

Erin Anderson 

We would like to offer educational events, computer labs, public events, 

tutoring and other educational activities in this location and plan to 

continue offering classes, tutoring, and some afterschool events in 

Defiance. 

Short term goals: Our vision includes reacquiring a building in 

Defiance, Ohio. This can be achieved either by obtaining funding or a 

donated building. This building will house our curricula library, public 

educational events and providing fill-in-the-gaps, high-quality tutoring, 

place for families to come in and use technology including computers, 

obtain a GED, or educate their own children on site. 

Families will be able to walk in without an appointment to ask any educational 

question. 

Longer term goals: 

We foresee a daycare for young mothers and fathers in 

high school (main target) and college and 

will provide affordable daycare in hopes of keeping them 

in school. 

HELP SPREAD THE WORD! 


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Guidelines: 

• Please stay on topic and answer all emails from hosts and NHEG staff. 


4/19 


We are currently offering a few opƟons for those looking to adverƟse their books, products or services 

on the “New Heights Show on EducaƟon.” 

Option 1. 

NHEG is requesƟng that all guests make a free will donaƟon to our organization. 

The donaƟon can be any amount and is tax-deducƟble. In return, you will have a 30-minute interview 

with one of our hosts, and your product or service will be shared on our blog and in one edition of our 

bi-monthly magazine. All products must be educational and family friendly, and they must respect 

NHEG values and beliefs. Products will also need to be approved by our research department before 

you can be a guest on our show. 

Option 2. 

Any potential partners or affiliates must pay advertasing costs or pay 20% of any profits made via our 

website directly to NHEG. This includes outside instructors looking to sell courses via our website. All 

such services will be reviewed and approved by our research department. 

Option 3. 

To be hosted for free, please share your Amazon Associate link. 

Disclosure (and why I host at no cost): We use our Amazon Associate link to point to your books or products 

in the posts. That way, if someone clicks on it and downloads it, we earn a percentage of anything 

that person ends up buying within 24 hours of clicking the link. 

It’s free publicity for you, and all you have to do is submit your content. If you do not have an amazon 

link for your book or product, yours is considered a sponsored post, and we suggest you refer to our 

advertising costs or one of the options above. 

Submit your guest post for publication on our radio show, blog, social media and magazine. 

Please follow our guidelines to apply to be on our show. Failure to comply to these regulations, 

may result in your post being rejected (this is valid for both individual authors and 

those submiting through tour companies). 

• All guest posts must be original content. 

• Articles/Advertisements should be between 400 and 750 words. We will consider longer posts and may break 

them up and use them as a series of posts. 

• We welcome submissions from both experienced and beginner writers. 

• All submissions should be sent in the body of an email to NewHeightsEducation@yahoo.com with “guest 

post” in the subject line. Send in plain text. 

• Include an author/creator byline, bio and photo of product with your web-link. 

• NOTE: You may only include a maximum of 2 links, and they must be directly relevant to the post to your 

author website or the product page for your book. ALL guest posts MUST include an author byline. 

• Authors - Please make sure you submit an author or book cover photo to be posted with your article. Images 

should be sent as jpeg or png attachments. Tour banners and a book cover are also welcome. 

• Copyright should be that of the author or product creator submitting the article. Copyright will remain with 

the author. 

• If you have already reserved a date for posting, the guest post must be sent at least 3 days prior the scheduled 

posting date. 

Donations can be made via our website or by following the following link: 

https://www.paypal.me/NHEG 


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THE NHEG BANNER 

originally designed by Mac Clark, was recently updated by Courteney Crawley-Dyson and Jeff 

Ermoian, with feedback from Mac Clark, Lyndsey Clark, Greg Clark, Desiree Clark, Pamela 

Clark, Mike Anderson, Sherri Ermoian. 

STUDENT ADVISORY GROUP CREST 

originally designed by Kevin Adusei and Rebekah Baird with feedback Student Group,was 

recently updated by Courteney Crawley-Dyson, Jeff Ermoian, with feedback 

from Mike Anderson, Sherri Ermoian. 

THE STUDENT LEADERSHIP COUNCIL CREST 

originally designed by Kevin Adusei and Rebekah Baird with feedback Student Group, was recently updated by Jeff Ermoian, 

with feedback from Mike Anderson, Sherri Ermoian. 


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Aloraa Beeniteez 

Missing 

Apr 17, 2019 

Since: 

Missing 

Redondo Beach, CA 

From: 

May 13, 2003 

DOB: Age 16 

Now: Female 

Sex: Hispanic 

Race: Hair Brown 

Color: Eye Brown 

Color: 5'2" 

Height: 

100 lbs 

Weight: 

Alora was last seen on April 17, 

100 lbs 

2019. She may be in the 

company of Roman Cerratos and 

her mother, Maricela Mercado. 

CAUTION: If located, do not 

approach and immediately call 

law enforcement. 

Mercado 

Maariceelaa Meercaado 

Maricela 

Aug 26, 1978 

DOB: Age 40 Now: Female 

Sex: Hispanic 



Color: 5'3" 

Height: 130 lbs 

Weight: 

Cerraatos 

Romaan Ceerraatos 

Oct 10, 1979 

DOB: Age 39 Now: Male Sex: Hispanic 

Race: Hair Bald 


Color: 6'1" 


Weight: 

Missing May 21, 2019 

Since: Missing Tucson, AZ 

From: May 31, 2014 

DOB: Age 5 Now: Male Sex: Hispanic 



Color: 3'0" 


Weight: 

Abel was last seen May 21, 2019. He may be in the company of his mother. 


Since: Missing Shelby, NC 

From: Oct 15, 2011 

DOB: Age 7 Now: Male Sex: Black 



Color: 3'7" 


Weight: 

Lavarion was last seen May 17, 2019. He may be in the company of his mother. 

Lavariion Baiiley 

Abeel Figueeroa 

Case handled by 



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Leoonaardoo CrV[-laarney 


Since: Missing Oklahoma City, OK 

From: Jun 27, 2005 

DOB: Age 14 Now: Male Sex: Biracial 

Race: Hair Black 


Color: 5'1" 


Weight: 

135 lbs 

NCMEC: 1358337 


Leonardo was last seen on May 19, 2019. He is biracial. Leonardo is Hispanic and Native 

American. 

Franklin County Sheriff’s Office (Ohio) 1-614-525-3333 



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New Volunteers 

Volunteers of the Month 

Janice I. Adams 6/9/19 

M. Ed.; O.C.T; TESL, 

B. Ed.; Hon. B.A. 

Volunteer ESL, Spanish, Writing, English Reading Teacher 

Jane Wen aka Jia Ding 5/29/19 

Comic Colorist/Inker 

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Fran Wyner 

BEST WISHES TO SAPNA SHUKLA WHO WAS A VOLUNTEER FOR NHEG FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS. 

SHE WOREMANY HATS FROM LEAD HR COORDINATOR TO DATA ENTRY, 

AND FROM DOCUMENT CREATOR TO RESEARCHER 

AND SO MUCH MORE. GOOD LUCK SAPNA! 

Jeff Ermoian 

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Attention Ohio Home School Families 

There are potential changes/requirements for Ohio Home School parents. Please know that the changes ARE NOT in effect yet. 

There is one more hearing to go through which has NOT happened yet. 

They will most likely go into effect, but as of now, they have not. 

Please see CHEO’s update here. https://www.cheohome.org/category/cheo-front-page-news/ 





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NEW REVIEW 

FHBANDOLAJR - VOLUNTEER - 05/28/2019 

RATING:5 

I initially found NHEG desperately looking for an opportunity to look for an internship in IT right after 

University. At this point, I didn’t care whether it was paid or not, as I was trying to find ways to make my 

student OPT Visa valid. Now before I got the call for an interview, I did some research on NHEG, and I 

thought I’d fit right in instantly because I was a young struggling student, as well. From a struggling middle/high 

school student to a successful undergrad, and then eventually, someone who is now an IT, I had 

to join. 

I have nothing to say but outstanding things about NHEG. Whenever I had to do certain tasks, I was notified 

beforehand. As soon as I scored a job, Pamela was understanding of my situation and made sure I 

had help while I was working. This organization was very professional in what they did, and I was proud 

to be a member of the family. 

This organization opened a lot of doors for me. From being a Blackboard assistant to a radio show host, it 

caught the attention of my former boss, and he eventually referred me to another future employer that I 

now work for. My career would not have started if it weren’t for NHEG. 

For that, Pamela and NHEG, thank you, and I will continue to support your mission and cause endlessly. 

KBUCHHOP - GENERAL MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC - 11/24/2018 

RATING: 5 

WOW! We asked, and we received. NHEG completed our son’s assessment quickly and efficiently. They 

understood him and his needs clearly and were able to articulate ways to approach them with a positive 

vibe. They surpassed our expectations and we are extremely thankful to continue partnering with their 

wonderful team members. 

SAPNA SHUKLA- VOLUNTEER 03/10/2018 

RATING: 5 

I am working with NHEG from 1 year in various projects Research,Data Entry,HR coordination. It is great 

place to work & all Team members are very cooperative especially Pamela Clark .I am working as Virtual 

Volunteer. It is great place to work. 

WRITER - VOLUNTEER 05/24/2018 

RATING: 5 

I have had a wonderful experience volunteering at New Heights Educational group as a proof-reader and 

social media expert. I love supporting educational causes and I commend what NHEG is doing for the 

community. NHEG's working environment helps everyone thrive and it is a pleasure to work with Pamela! 

WRITER - VOLUNTEER 05/24/2018 

RATING: 5 

NHEG is a truly wonderful organization that does so much for people of all ages who need some educational 

assistance. The people who work here are passionate and considerate towards others, and it’s 

been a blessing to be a part of this team. 

Pamela Clark is one of the most dedicated and hard working people I've ever met. She's very passionate 

about her work as the director of NHEG and it shows through the many awards her organization has received. 

Her kind and supportive nature made it a pleasure to work for her. 


MAGAZINE REVIEW 

Marina I didn’t really examine the newest issue of our magazine until tonight. When I finally did, I was 

filled with pride at the length and scope of this publication. Fran and the photography crew have provided 

you with stunning imagery that you have used well. 

Your team deserves not just praise but awards too. Thank you for the very professional image you provide 

to the passionate folks who care so deeply about what we represent. 

I hope everyone in this organization appreciates how hard you work and how much skill you bring to 

NHEG. Thank you for the fine way you represent us to Ohio, the United States and the topic of education. 

With admiration, Jeff 

CELTICMAGGIE - BOARD MEMBER 06/21/2018 

RATING: 5 

My name is Margaret Spangler, I am a Board Member and I have been with Pamela Clark since the beginning. 

I've understood her mission, her passion for education and children and her unwavering desire 

to help as many as possible; that's why I've supported her all these years. Also, as a parent, I've received 

help for two of my children in tutoring. NHEG tutors are extremely professional and knowledge. Because 

of this tutoring, over the last several years, my kids are able to graduate from high school. Thanks NHEG! 

CUYLER S. - CLIENT SERVED 06/22/2018 

RATING: 5 

Hello everyone, 

My name is Cuyler Spangler and I have been struggling with math for a few years and New Heights got 

me a tutor. Because of that not only am I grateful but I am also able to graduate this year. Thanks New 

Heights and keep up the awesome work! 

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Ready to see the World? NHEG Travel Program 

NHEG travel programs offer students and teachers the opportunity to experience, travel and 

understand new cultures all around the world. Unfortunately, NHEG no longer offers the 

family-to-family program. However, if you are interested in traveling, please contact us for a 

list of host families willing to provide an overnight stay and a meal. 


NHEG Travel with EF Tours 

Request an EF Tours Brochure 

We are a proud partner with Education First Tours, a reputable student travel organization. 

Through this partnership with EF Tours, we offer international travel opportunities for college, 

homeschool, private school, public school, and charter school students and their families 

To learn even more about EF Tours, please request one of their brochures. 

Take a Tour 

Are you a student looking to travel during 

the summer or before going to college? Then 

follow EF Tours 3 step guide on how to go on 

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what that country has to offer. 

If you have used EF Tours before or are using 

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Lead a Tour 

As a teacher, one of the greatest experiences 

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National News Reports in Education 

Ohio Expands Social-Emotional Learning Standards To All Grade Levels 

WKSU 

DARRIELLE SNIPES | JUN 26, 2019 

https://www.wksu.org/post/ohio-expands-social-emotional-learning-standards-all-grade-levels#stream/0 

Watchdog: Schools underreporting use of restraint, seclusion 

AP NEWS 

CAROLYN THOMPSON | June 19, 2019 

Some public schools are failing to accurately report their use of measures such as seclusion and restraint 

against students, making it difficult for the federal government to enforce civil rights laws, according to 

the US Government Accountability Office. Ten of the largest districts in the US reported zero instances of 

restraint or seclusion for the 2015-16 school year, but subsequent research revealed that nine did have 

incidents and reported some in the thousands the following school year, the GAO said. 

https://apnews.com/aba6b632fedc42688bf4f21104ad32cc 

Ohio News 

This notification is being sent to those who may have an interest in Ohio Administrative Code 3301-51-11 

Preschool children eligible for special education. 

The rule listed below recently has been reviewed by the Ohio Department of Education and was approved 

by the State Board of Education in May 2019. View the proposed changes to the rule, along with a 

Business Impact Analysis on the Department’s website. 

You may provide comments about this rule by email to rulecomments@education.ohio.gov with a copy to 

CSIPublicComments@governor.ohio.gov no later than June 18, 2019. 


U.S. PRESIDENT’S VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARD 

The President’s Volunteer Service Award recognizes and celebrates Americans who make a 

positive impact to not only their community but the country as a whole 

New Heights Educational Group (NHEG) announces that 

Lead HR Coordinator, Researcher, Document 

Builder/Data Entry volunteer Mrs. Sapna Shukla has won 

the President’s Service Bronze and Silver Award. 

Mrs. Shukla has been a member of the NHEG team from May 16, 2017. 

Pamela Clark, Executive Director, 

stated “Sapna Shukla is a vital team member who shows dedication, 

leadership, communication skills. 

She has given so much to our organization. 

We are thrilled to see her receive these awards, she deserves it. 

NHEG is fortunate to have Mrs. Shukla as a team member.” 

You can learn more about these awards by visiting our website 

https://www.NewHeightsEducation.org/volunteer-with-NHEG/u-s-presidents-volunteer-service-award/ 

OAC 3301-51-11 Preschool children eligible for special education is being amended as a result of House 

Bill 49, 132nd General Assembly, which requires the State Board of Education’s rules to require the staffing 

ratios for programs with preschool children with disabilities to be in accordance with Ohio Revised Code 

§3323.022. This is the fourth opportunity for public comment, as revisions have been made since an April 

2019 public comment period and stakeholder engagement during 2018 and 2019. The posted rule 

includes notations of changes. 


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In addition, they encouraged Adora’s early writing, offered guidance, helped her publish her books, and arranged speaking 

engagements. Joyce eventually quit her job to manage Adora’s career. She said, “It is a full-time job, and it can be hard. But, I 

don’t just manage somebody; I manage my daughter.” 

5 Ways to Nurture 

Children’s Talents 

Let’s take a closer look at these talent 

factors and parents’ influence. 

2. Expert Instruction 

Parents go to great lengths to provide or arrange expert instruction. Chess grandmaster Kayden Troff learned how to play 

chess at age three while observing his father, Dan, and older siblings play. 

With few chess resources near their Utah home, Dan assumed chess-coaching duties. To do so, Dan studied chess 10 to 15 

hours a week during lunch breaks and after hours. 

He read books, watched videos, and studied grandmaster games that allowed him to create a book with specialized lessons 

to instruct Kayden during nightly training sessions. Eventually, when Dan could no longer keep pace with Kayden’s growth, he 

arranged for Kayden to take lessons from grandmasters via the internet. 

To pay for lessons costing US$300 a month, Dan, a banker, and his wife worked extra jobs as custodians and spent 400 hours 

organizing an annual chess camp. 

3. Deliberate Practice 

Practice among the talented is never casual, it’s deliberate: goal-directed and beyond one’s comfort zone. 

By Kenneth A. Kiewra 

Monday, February 18, 2019 

Some people think talent is born. The often-told story of Mozart playing piano at three and composing at five reinforces such 

beliefs. 

But here’s the rest of that story: Mozart’s father was a successful musician, composer, and instructor. He was devoted to 

teaching Mozart and helping him practice hard and achieve perfection. 

Despite all this, Mozart did not produce his first masterwork until his early 20s—after about 15 years of arduous practice and 

top-notch instruction. 

Talent, I argue, is not born; it’s made—and parents can make a big difference. 

Conditions for Success 

Although some might believe that talent is rare, psychologist Benjamin Bloom said otherwise after he investigated top performers 

in six talent domains: “What any person in the world can learn, almost all persons can learn if provided with the 

appropriate conditions of learning.” 

Those appropriate conditions include five things: an early start, expert instruction, deliberate practice, a center of excellence, 

and singleness of purpose. 

Children can’t ignite and stoke these talent factors on their own. Instead, as I argue in my 2019 book Nurturing Children’s 

Talents: A Guide for Parents, children need a talent manager, most often a parent, to nurture talent growth. I make this case as 

an educational psychologist who specializes in learning and talent development. 

Let’s take a closer look at these talent factors and parents’ influence. 

1. Early Start 

The seeds of talent are usually planted early and in the home. One study revealed that 22 of 24 talented performers—from 

chess players to figure skaters—were introduced to their talent domains by parents, usually between ages two and five. 

Some of those parents were elite performers or coaches themselves. One was national championship volleyball coach John 

Cook, who raised All-American volleyball star Lauren Cook. 

“I think my daughter had an advantage because of my job,” coach Cook said. “She grew up around volleyball. When she was a 

little kid, we set up a mini court in the basement and would play volleyball on our knees.” 

Some parents were not linked to the child’s eventual talent area but provided a nurturing early environment that sparked a 

talent interest. Such was the case for Adora Svitak, an accomplished child writer and presenter. 

Adora published two books by age 11 and made hundreds of international presentations, including a TED Talk viewed by millions. 

Adora’s parents, John and Joyce, were not writers or presenters, but they set the stage for Adora’s accomplishments. As 

her mother describes, they read “interesting and fascinating” books to her for more than an hour each night. “Reading really 

helped shape Adora’s love for learning and reading,” she said. 


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State high school swim champion Caroline Thiel described her taxing practice routine this way: 

Some days in practice you’re just so exhausted. You’re sore and your entire body aches, and it’s hard to find motivation. Your 

brain shuts down but your body keeps going through the muscle aches, heavy breathing and throwing up. People don’t realize 

how hard swimmers practice; they think we just jump in the pool and swim a few laps. 

4. Center of Excellence 

When I asked Jayde Atkins, a national high school rodeo champion, why she is so talented, she said, “Look at all I have, I should 

be good.” Jayde was raised on a horse ranch in central Nebraska and began riding at age two. 

Her parents, Sonya and J.B., are riders and professional horse trainers who taught her the ropes and practiced with her for 

hours each day. The Atkins had well-bred horses and a big trailer to transport them to nearby towns for rodeo competitions. 

The family ranch was a self-made center of rodeo excellence. 

Most talented performers do not have a center of excellence outside their back door. In those cases, they may travel to get to 

one. Consider three tennis players from Lincoln, Nebraska, my hometown. With their parents’ blessing and support, Jon and 

Joel Reckewey left home as teenagers and moved three hours away to Kansas, where they trained at the prestigious Mike Wolf 

Tennis Academy. 

Wimbledon and U.S. Open doubles champion Jack Sock traveled weekly to that same tennis academy as a boy before his entire 

family eventually relocated to Kansas. With parents’ support, budding stars often gravitate to centers of excellence, where top 

coaches and rising stars flock. 

5. Singleness of Purpose 

Talented people display a singleness of purpose. 

One chess parent I interviewed told me, “The extraordinary time we put toward this one activity takes him out of a lot of fun 

and games.” Another parent said, “He’s not interested in school; he’s interested in chess. He just lives and breathes chess.” 

Parents support this singleness of purpose. 

That same parent said, “We once took chess away (because of low school performance) and he was miserable. It was like 

yanking out the soul.” 

When I asked chess parents why their children dedicate themselves to chess the way they do, they were unanimous about how 

much joy and satisfaction their children got from pursuing chess. 

Parents support this singleness of purpose. However, on occasion, they may find themselves supporting more than one 

passion. For instance, McKenzie Steiner is an all-state softball player and rising country music star. Her father, Scott, was 

McKenzie’s longtime softball coach, logging thousands of hours a year on the diamond and practicing pitching in the backyard, 

and also serving as her country band assembler, promoter, and manager. 




If nothing else, the federal shutdown has succeeded in drawing attention to the many programs and services under government 

control. 

Talent Journey 

Although stories of pushy parents abound, the parents I spoke with recognize that children must drive the talent train with 

passion and hard work and that parents can only help keep the train on track. They helped because they saw a need that only 

they could meet. They would no sooner ignore a talent need than a medical need. And, of course, they help because they love 

their children and want them to be fulfilled. 

Source: The Foundation for Economic Education (FEE) 

https://fee.org/ 

School Choice: For All 

but the Poor 

School choice offers a solution to this 

unfair reality where the rich are able to 

choose their school and the poor are 

stuck by law in a failing system. 

By Daniel Buck 

Sunday, February 24, 2019 

In my urban school district, many students are breaking the law and have no idea. These kids speak about it candidly, unaware 

that it’s a crime. 

A few years ago, a couple in Pennsylvania faced prison time for doing just this: trying to choose the best school and provide 

their daughter with the best education available, an assumed privilege for the affluent. The couple lied on school documents 

to send their daughter to a school outside of the district to which their daughter was assigned because the current system did 

not allow them to do it legally. 

Opponents of school choice argue, perhaps above all else, that school choice will benefit the rich and hurt the poor; in reality, 

in our current system, suburban districts compete for students, and the poor are trapped by the law. They have no choice. 

I hear the conversation every year. A student of mine or their parents are unsatisfied with their neighborhood school for one 

reason or another; the student is struggling socially, another school is better academically, or a different school has a sport 

that the current one doesn’t. Never is it a flippant choice. Unfortunately, the student’s family doesn’t have the resources to 

move or send their child to a private school. Instead, they write an aunt’s address on school paperwork or live with their grandparents 

in order to attend another district. 

Conversely, with the capital that allows for ease of movement, affluent families are not resigned to such practices. They can 

either send their child to a private school or, if the scenario warrants it, move to another neighborhood. Even before a student 

struggles, most families move to a town or area that is known for good schools, often with housing prices that effectively close 

it off to the poor. This mobility creates an artificial competition among affluent districts—holding them accountable to quality 

education—that poorer districts lack. 

The Consequences of Limiting Choice 

It is a legal stranglehold not unlike redlining, discriminatory housing policies of the past that both subsidized the construction 

of homes in suburban neighborhoods and denied loans to African-Americans. These laws effectively criminalized the accumulation 

of wealth through property for African-Americans and roped them into poor neighborhoods. Our system of school 

assignment is a contemporary extension of such practices. Affluent families are able to move districts and pay higher property 

taxes to fund better education, while the poor are stuck by law in failing neighborhood schools. 

The statistics behind these injustices are well known. In my home state of Wisconsin, 93 percent of white students earn diplomas 

on time compared to only 54.7 percent of African-Americans. Reading rates, math proficiency, and dropout rates show 

similar disparities. Discipline data works in reverse, with African-Americans receiving expulsions and suspensions at a far 

higher rate; only accounting for 15 percent of the student population, African-Americans make up 31 percent of school arrests. 

Break Down the Barriers 

These barriers have become a felt injustice, and school choice, a potential solution, has earned the support of the African- 

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School choice offers a solution to this unfair reality where the rich are able to choose their school and the poor are stuck 

by law in a failing system. In 2016, the NAACP voted on a moratorium against charter schools, and over 160 black education 

reformers wrote an open letter in opposition to the declaration. They wrote: “[F]or many urban Black families, charter schools 

are making it possible to do what affluent families have long been able to to do: rescue their children from failing schools.” 

School choice would remove the necessity to move districts in order to change schools—and thereby the financial barrier—so 

that it is easier for any student to seek out the best education regardless of socioeconomic status. These barriers have become 

a felt injustice, and school choice, a potential solution, has earned the support of the African-American community. 

While its proponents have been called radicals hoping to deceptively advance God’s kingdom, school choice is a rather simple 

idea. Many Americans already have the privilege to choose schools and provide their children with the best option available. A 

system of school choice like vouchers would just make it easy, legal, and accessible to everyone. 

What Is a Master’s 

Degree Worth? 



Master’s degrees may not be a practical 

choice for prospective students in 

every field. 

By Kerry McDonald 

Friday, March 22, 2019 

One of our favorite family poems is Shel Silverstein’s “Point Of View.” It’s witty without being preachy yet prompts the listener 

to more thoughtfully consider the act of meat-eating: “Thanksgiving dinner’s sad and thankless/ Christmas dinner’s dark and 

blue. /When you stop and try to see it/ From the turkey’s point of view.” 

Reading this poem reinforces the idea that eating meat or not eating meat is a personal choice, a lifestyle decision that may be 

rooted in one’s own sense of right and wrong. There are many social, cultural, and individual reasons why someone might be a 

carnivore or a vegetarian. It’s a private decision of the home and family. 

Declining Value 

Graduates with their master’s, for instance, are less than half a percent more likely to be employed than those with only 

undergraduate educations, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. And, although master’s degrees are associated with an 

average salary increase of nearly $12,000, earnings benefits vary greatly by discipline. Data from Payscale.com suggest that 

master’s graduates in some fields (such as literature and history) do not increase their earnings at all. For students in those 

fields, earning a master’s degree may most notably lead to a large amount of debt. The biggest boost from a master’s degree 

accrues for students in science and engineering fields. 

While employment and earnings data do not suggest that a master’s degree boxes out bachelor’s recipients from getting jobs, 

master’s degrees may have different benefits beyond measurable employment data. A key advantage of a master’s degree 

may be helping grads boost their job satisfaction instead of salary. For example, a master’s degree could secure a history- or 

literature-related job for a worker even though bachelor’s graduates could have earned a similar salary doing work unrelated 

to their field of study. The job of a worker with a bachelor’s degree would be less satisfying to them than the one they would 

hold after earning a master’s degree. In other words, master’s degrees may give the same edge over fellow job applicants and 

entry-level employees that used to be the benefit of a bachelor’s degree. 

The sharp increase in master’s degrees indicates that undergraduate degrees—once the hallmark of intellectualism and 

achievement—are now losing their relative value. What was once exceptional has become a basic requirement. 

Despite the extra expense, the growing market for master’s degrees suggests that students see value in earning one. Master’s 

degree recipients have increased during economic recession and expansion alike, hinting that this is a generational phenomenon 

associated with the change in overall education attainment. While the intellectual benefits of graduate education are an 

undeniable draw, the substantial increase in master’s degree attainment implies that market-based motivations also are at 

play. In recent decades, the increasing difficulty of attaining a high-paying career without a college education has indicated the 

devaluation of high school diplomas and trade school and the newfound necessity of bachelor’s degrees. 

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So, to stand out in the job market, master’s degrees seem like the natural next step. In a job market with an increasing number 

of college graduates to choose from, employers can choose candidates with master’s degrees for the same jobs that may have 

only required bachelor’s degrees before. 



The High Costs of Higher Education 

Bachelor’s degrees have long been lauded for their ability to grant substantial salary boosts compared to high school diplomas, 

and while they still do, the relative advantage of bachelor’s recipients is no longer rising at rates like it did in the past. 

One possible reason behind that stagnation is that bachelor’s recipients are no longer unique: a bachelor’s degree no longer 

necessarily signals a love of learning or passion for a college major. 

A Path Forward 

Yet, for the edge it gives workers during the job hunt, choosing to earn a master’s has a hefty cost: Of graduates with educational 

debt, those with master’s degrees owed a median of $56,049 in 2016 for their undergraduate and graduate degrees, 

more than double the debt of those with only undergraduate degrees. And the debt burden is increasing—since 2012, the 

average master’s graduate’s debt has gone up almost $5,000. 

While an increase in highly educated Americans is undeniably beneficial, the increase in indebtedness that follows is not, especially 

when more debt does not necessarily mean a higher salary. Hefty student loans can drive down home ownership and 

personal savings and have lasting effects. For example, delaying or limiting retirement savings while young causes graduates 

to miss years of compounding interest for retirement investments, which may increase the length of time they must spend in 

the workforce. 

“Meatless Mondays” 

and the Rise of Social- 

Emotional Learning in 

Schools 

Should government officials really have 

the power to decide what you put into 

your own body? 


A Path Forward 

So, what can be done beyond decrying this slippery slope? Attending quality graduate education programs for the right 

reasons should certainly not be discouraged due to the societal interests in encouraging education. Part-time and online master’s 

programs could lower the opportunity costs for students and allow them to work simultaneously. Greater pressure on 

universities to drive down costs could help, too. 

But systematic change, if any, will likely be slow. Until the system changes, prospective students can best protect their own 

interests by carefully weighing the costs and benefits of their desired degrees. Students can also look for (or request from 

admissions officers) information about outcomes for program graduates, such as the type of employment that graduates typically 

find. Finally, learning more about student loans and understanding how student loan interest rates accrue should be a 

part of students’ considerations before they decide to take on debt, and students can also take steps to promote their longterm 

financial well-being by prioritizing lower-cost programs or programs that provide scholarships and funding. 

Program costs remain substantial, although online master’s programs grew to 30 percent of the market by 2016. A recent 

study by the Urban Institute also found that tuition for master’s degrees is increasing much faster than tuition for undergraduate 

programs: The cost of a master’s degree has increased by 79 percent in the last 20 years, compared to a 47 percent 

increase for the cost of a bachelor’s degree. Nor have those rising costs slowed. If public attention and dismay haven’t slowed 

the rapid increase in tuition, it is wishful to hope that universities will restructure their funding streams and reduce the burden 

on graduate students in low-earning disciplines. 

Unfortunately, until those issues are addressed, master’s degrees may not be a practical choice for prospective students in 

every field. As long as tuition continues to increase and market benefits remain uncertain or modest, master’s degrees in 

some disciplines may simply lead to more financial struggle than they are worth. 



One of our favorite family poems is Shel Silverstein’s “Point Of View.” It’s witty without being preachy yet prompts the listener 

to more thoughtfully consider the act of meat-eating: “Thanksgiving dinner’s sad and thankless/ Christmas dinner’s dark and 

blue. /When you stop and try to see it/ From the turkey’s point of view.” 

Reading this poem reinforces the idea that eating meat or not eating meat is a personal choice, a lifestyle decision that may be 

rooted in one’s own sense of right and wrong. There are many social, cultural, and individual reasons why someone might be a 

carnivore or a vegetarian. It’s a private decision of the home and family. 

Private Choice or Public Policy? 

Except when it isn’t. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced earlier this month that all New York City public schools 

would enact “Meatless Mondays,” avoiding any meat offerings during Monday school breakfasts and lunches beginning this 

fall. “Cutting back on meat a little will improve New Yorkers’ health and reduce greenhouse gas emissions,” de Blasio said in 

a statement. “We’re expanding Meatless Mondays to all public schools to keep our lunch and planet green for generations to 

come.” 

The mayor acknowledges that vegetarianism is a personal choice. At a press conference announcing his new vegetarian 

agenda, he stated: “So, for me, this is very personal, because – and I will say up front, I eat meat and I eat vegetarian dishes 

and I try and strike a balance between the two. But I have two vegetarians in my home and they feel very strongly about this.” 



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Mayor de Blasio’s family members apparently feel very strongly about their personal choice to be vegetarians. Good for them. 

The issue is when someone’s personal preferences become public policy. The mayor explains in his speech that sometimes 

we need those philosopher-kings to guide the masses: “Sometimes it’s our elected officials who are the trailblazers and the 

visionaries.” 

How about letting individuals and families make their own choices about what to eat? Should government officials really have 

the power to decide what you put into your own body? 

There are, thankfully, ways around the Meatless Monday mandate. New York City parents can pack their own child’s meals, 

with meat if they choose. As I’ve written previously, these homemade lunches are a much healthier option for children than 

the USDA-issued variety. Parents can also opt-out of public schooling altogether, something more parents are doing in New 

York City and elsewhere to regain control over their children’s education. 

Government Mandating Subjective Decisions 

The Meatless Monday plan is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to government dictates on right and wrong, often using 

compulsory government schools to influence young people. Comprehensive sex education curriculum mandates in public 

schools continue to spark controversy, challenging various belief systems and family preferences. And the push to introduce 

“character education” into schools as a way to boost students’ moral compasses begs the question of whose moral compass 

will be used. 




In a pluralistic society, state mandates on morality are inevitably contentious. A new report by Boston’s Pioneer Institute 

examines the growing impact of SEL, or the widespread emphasis on “social-emotional learning” in schools over academic 

content. Through various curricula and teaching methods, SEL initiatives can mold students’ perceptions of themselves and 

their world in a potentially narrow way. 

Jane Robbins co-authored the study, called “Social Emotional Learning: K-12 Education as New-Age Nanny State.” She explains, 

It’s one thing to direct your own moral, ethical, and emotional development or that of your children, but having a government 

vendor or unqualified public school officials implement an SEL curriculum based on coffee-table psychology is quite another. 

Individuals and families should be the ones to determine their own values and moral worldviews, not government agents— 

often working through public schools—dictating good and bad. 

As College Subsidies 

Rise, Student 

Learning Declines 



The federal government provides more 

student loans and spends more money 

on higher education than it used to, but 

colleges just raise tuition to match the 

increased spending.trusion. 

PAMELA’S TALK – NHEG UPDATES & NEWS 

By Hans Bader 


People’s vocabularies are shrinking at a time when more and more people have college degrees. As Zach Goldberg notes, 

people’s mastery of hard words has been falling for well over 20 years, and their mastery of easier words has been falling for 

over 15 years. Meanwhile, a higher proportion of Americans have college degrees than in the past, and their average amount 

of education in years has grown. These trends are illustrated on his graph, titled “WordSum Scores Overtime.” 

Going to college no longer expands people’s vocabularies the way it once did: since 1970, there has been a steady decline in the 

correlation between years of education and people’s personal word stock. 

High Spending, Low Returns 

Nearly half of the nation’s undergraduates learn almost nothing in their first two years in college, according to a 2011 study by 

New York University’s Richard Arum and others. Thirty-six percent learned little even by graduation. People’s minds may not 

expand much from attending college, but their indebtedness sure does. 

Although federal higher education spending has mushroomed in recent years, students “spent 50% less time studying compared 

with students a few decades ago.” The National Assessment of Adult Literacy also shows that degree holders are learning 

less. 

Increased college attendance has resulted in an explosion in student loan debt. Student loan debt now exceeds $1.56 trillion, 

saddling 45 million Americans with indebtedness averaging around $35,000 each. 

On average, the report finds, each additional dollar in government financial aid translated to a tuition hike of about 65 cents. 

That indicates that the biggest direct beneficiaries of federal aid are schools, rather than the students hoping to attend them. 

By subsidizing college, federal financial aid diverts young people away from vocational training that costs taxpayers far less 

but can lead to jobs with better pay and more value for America’s economy. In City Journal, Joel Kotkin described the rising pay 

and opportunities for workers in manufacturing, who often need vocational training rather than college educations. 

Yet states spend billions of dollars operating colleges that are little better than diploma mills in terms of academic rigor while 

managing to graduate few of their students—like Chicago State University, which had an 11 percent graduation rate in 2016. As 

one education expert noted, “Our colleges and universities are full to the brim with students who do not really belong there, 

who are unprepared for college and uninterested in breaking a mental sweat.” Many drop out of college before acquiring a 

degree but after running up student loan debt that will haunt them for years. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwJ8ubxHEE8 


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“Spending Triples; Results Slide” 

Education expert Richard Vedder sums up education’s decline over the last generation as “Spending Triples; Results Slide.” As 

he notes: 

Spending on K-12 schools, adjusting for inflation and enrollment growth, has roughly tripled over the last 50 years, yet there 

is little solid evidence that today’s students are better prepared for work and citizenship than their grandparents were — and 

even some evidence that they are less so … college costs are soaring, and almost certainly the education system is becoming 

less efficient, at a time when labor productivity is rising elsewhere. … More college grads are taking low-skilled jobs previously 

occupied by those with high school diplomas — more than 80,000 bartenders, for example, have at least a bachelor’s degree. 



Colleges have spent much of the increased tuition they now charge students on vast armies of college bureaucrats and administrators. 

Professors have benefited far less. By 2011, there were already more college administrators than faculty at California 

State University. The University of California, which claimed to have cut administrative spending “to the bone,” was busy 

creating new positions for politically correct bureaucrats even as it raised student fees and tuition to record levels. As the 

Manhattan Institute’s Heather Mac Donald noted in 2011: 

The University of California at San Diego, for example, is creating a new full-time “vice chancellor for equity, diversity, and 

inclusion.” This position would augment UC San Diego’s already massive diversity apparatus, which includes the Chancellor’s 

Diversity Office, the associate vice chancellor for faculty equity, the assistant vice chancellor for diversity, the faculty equity 

advisors, the graduate diversity coordinators, the staff diversity liaison, the undergraduate student diversity liaison, the 

graduate student diversity liaison, the chief diversity officer, the director of development for diversity initiatives, the Office of 

Academic Diversity and Equal Opportunity, the Committee on Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation Issues, the Committee on 

the Status of Women, the Campus Council on Climate, Culture and Inclusion, the Diversity Council, and the directors of the Cross- 

Cultural Center, the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Resource Center, and the Women’s Center. 

Some colleges have raised spending on administrators by more than 600 percent in recent years. 



3 Common Sense 

Education Policies 

Trump Should Pursue 

The country does not need another No 

Child Left Behind or Every Student Succeeds 

Act—package deals from 

Washington. 


By Daniel Buck 

Tuesday, April 2, 2019 

Many advocates worry that the era of meaningful school reform is dead. One of the few Democratic candidates yet to speak on 

a specific policy, Kamala Harris has put forth increased teacher pay as her sole recommendation. Once an outspoken reformer, 

Cory Booker has remained silent on the issue since announcing his candidacy. Warren’s site is silent about it, while Bernie 

makes a few vague promises to improve schools. 

Trump, too, has been apathetic on this issue. He campaigned on an ambitious promise to drastically reduce the size of the 

Department of Education and increase the scope of school choice. So far, Betsy DeVos, his education secretary, has managed 

to cut hundreds of repeat regulations and slipped some language in support of school choice into congressional budget bills— 

helpful but insufficient. This oversight is an unfortunate trend considering there are substantial reforms that are backed by 

both research efficacy and broader public approval. 

School Choice 

Many perceive school choice to be an issue of religious liberty; Christian or Muslim parents should be free to send their children 

to a school that teaches their values. However, there are two more ideological reasons to support the movement. From a 

libertarian perspective, school choice is a simulated market system where schools compete for students and funding, thereby 

applying market pressure to improve results. From a progressive perspective, school choice is a matter of social justice; it 

promises to either improve the schools in failing urban neighborhoods or allow those students to pursue other opportunities. 

Thus, this movement allies three disparate ideological factions: religious conservatives, libertarians, and progressives. 

Accordingly, support for universal public school vouchers, essentially a set dollar amount assigned to each kid that goes to 

whatever school they choose, sits right at 50 percent. Charter schools, notably, have a 65 percent approval rating. 

Research shows that the pressure this funding structure places on schools increases student performance, saves money, and 

improves students’ mental health. While opponents rightly question the effect it will have on both segregation and already 

failing schools, research on voucher programs has shown no link between segregation and choice. Regarding the second 

concern, school choice would encourage innovation to meet the needs of any student, rich or poor, and thereby improve, 

rather than sabotage, urban schools. 

Trump has already taken a few steps in the direction of school choice, but they aren’t enough. During his State of the Union 

address, he included a paltry 16-word statement on the issue. More substantively, his administration unveiled a plan for a 

donation-funded reserve that would be used to provide scholarships to elementary or secondary students. While this plan 

does provide more choice to individuals, it still leaves the current structure in place and thus aids a limited few. 


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De-Nationalize Common Core 

Common Core is not a curriculum. It is not pedagogy. It is just a set of skills and content topics about which educators should 

teach. In 2010, the National Governor Association published the standards; then, Obama’s Race to the Top legislation provided 

grants to any state that adopted Common Core. This initiative functionally nationalized the standards and, when paired with 

the standardized tests of No Child Left Behind, made the Department of Education into a carrot-and-stick regulatory body. As 

such, in 2013, 83 percent of individuals supported Common Core, but that number has dropped to only 50 percent in six years. 



The academic effects of Common Core have been negligible; states that adopted the standards with fidelity showed a marginal 

increase in reading scores. As a teacher myself, I can say that the standards are a nice benchmark to check, giving perspective 

when I find myself without inspiration, but they play little role in my day-to-day vocation. The real damage from Common Core 

comes from the financial strain it has placed on schools, as its implementation takes materials, personnel, and time. 

With public support of some sort of national standards by which individual schools can be measured, Common Core still has 

some utility. More important than its abolition, then, is the removal of the incentives and consequences that are connected to 

it. This middle ground approach allows states to use or ignore the standards as they see fit, saving districts money while maintaining 

the utility of Common Core. 

More Teacher Accountability and Merit-Based Pay 

In my position, I observe many teachers; I have seen teachers watching March Madness during class and celebrating the 

pregnancy of a student. In most professions, if a worker isn’t up to par, they are promptly retrained. Then, if the problem 

persists, they’re fired. For teachers, standardized tests are slandered and thus aren’t used to reflect on teacher performance. 

Administrative observations and review are methodical and ignored. All the while, unions keep most any teacher from 

removal. However, teacher compensation promises a way to incorporate genuine accountability into the system as unions lose 

power. 

Compulsory 

Schooling Laws Aren’t 

Progressive, They’re 

Inhumane 

Education freedom begins when 

government compulsion ends. 


The current pay-scale that schools use is based on two things: years taught and credits earned. As such, longevity in the profession 

is incentivized without regard to the quality of instruction. Conversely, merit-based pay rewards higher salaries to 

teachers whose students show the greatest growth. As would be expected when student learning is incentivized, a review of 

studies by Vanderbilt found a “modest but statistically significant, positive effect on student learning.” 

The Supreme Court made headway toward implementing this policy when it outlawed mandatory union dues in the 2018 case 

Janus v. AFSCME. Further legislative action, court cases, and executive leadership can continue to diminish the control unions 

have over public education, which will, in turn, open up room for policies that can hold teachers accountable, like merit-based 

pay. 

A note of caution in review of this list: The country does not need another No Child Left Behind or Every Student Succeeds 

Act—package deals from Washington. No policy can be all-encompassing enough to address the needs of both the Appalachian 

farmer and the Chicago kid half a country away. Instead, the focus should be on deregulation, allowing states to implement 

these policies as they see fit, and not promotion of their efficacy from any politician’s bully pulpit. 

Together these three goals—school choice, de-federalized standards, and limited union power—share two things in common: 

They would improve public schools and garner majority public support. Anyone who wants to win in 2020 would be wise to 




Tuesday, April 2, 2019 

Someone asked me recently if I could wave a magic wand and do one thing to improve American education what would it 

be. Without hesitation, I replied: Eliminate state compulsory schooling statutes. Stripping the state of its power to define 

and control education under a legal threat of force is a necessary step in pursuit of education freedom and parental 

empowerment. 

Some argue that compulsory schooling laws are no big deal. After all, they say, private schooling and homeschooling are legal 

in all 50 states, so state control of education is limited. While it’s true that some parents may have access to government 

schooling alternatives, many states require private schools to receive authorization in order to operate. Homeschoolers in 

most states must comply with state or local reporting mandates that in some areas require homeschoolers to take standardized 

tests or meet state-determined curriculum requirements. 

These hoops are for those lucky enough to jump out of compulsory mass schooling. Despite ongoing efforts to expand education 

choice mechanisms, like Education Savings Accounts (ESAs), vouchers, and tax-credit scholarship programs, most parents 

have no choice but to send their child to an assigned district school. Even if their child is being relentlessly bullied, even if they 

don’t feel that the academic environment is rigorous enough, even if they may personally disagree with some of the district’s 

ideological underpinnings—these parents are required by law to send their child to the appointed public school. 

And what if they don’t? 

Truancy and Neglectful Parenting 

Truancy laws, which originate from a state’s compulsory schooling statutes, grant the full power of the state to come after 

parents whose children may have spotty attendance records. An in-depth article in HuffPost recently revealed the damaging 

impact these laws can have on families and children, with parents being pulled out of their homes in handcuffs and sent to jail. 

For Cheree Peoples, one of the parents spotlighted in the article whose daughter misses school frequently due to sickle cell 

anemia that frequently leaves her hospitalized and in pain, enforcement of these truancy laws has been extreme, adding 

to the stress of her already difficult life caring for a chronically ill child. Awakened in the early hours by police officers who 

arrested her for truancy, she told the HuffPost: “You would swear I had killed somebody.” 

The HuffPost investigation revealed that Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris was responsible for much of the 

heightened aggression toward parents regarding truancy. As California’s attorney general, Harris was a crusader against 

truancy and was instrumental in toughening criminal prosecution of parents whose children missed too much school. 

According to HuffPost: 

Harris’ innovation was that school authorities and the district attorney would work in concert, articulating the threat of 

prosecution much earlier in the process and keeping school officials involved long after a case was transferred to court. 


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Harris held firm to her belief that neglectful parenting was the root cause of truancy, ignoring other potential explanations 

like lack of education choice for parents whose children may be suffering in their assigned district school. Harris’s actions to 

aggressively prosecute parents for truancy “were cementing the idea that parents always were the ultimate source of the 

problem.” 

This is all so familiar. Harris, who billed herself as a “progressive prosecutor” for California, likely believed she was doing the 

right thing for children, saving them from their allegedly neglectful parents. Horace Mann, the “father of American public education” 

who is credited with helping to usher in the country’s first compulsory schooling statute in Massachusetts in 1852, also 

considered himself a progressive. At the time, Massachusetts was experiencing a massive immigration wave that, some lawmakers 

believed, threatened the current social fabric. 

The History of Compulsory Schooling Laws 

Indeed, between 1820 and 1840, Boston’s population more than doubled, and most of these newcomers were poor Irish 

Catholic immigrants escaping Ireland’s deadly potato famine. They challenged the dominant Anglo-Saxon Protestant norms 

of the time, prompting many state leaders to lobby for a new compulsory schooling statute that would mandate children’s 

attendance in state-controlled public schools. It was for the children’s own good, they said. As William Swan, editor of The 

Massachusetts Teacher wrote in 1851, just before the first compulsory schooling law was passed: 

Nothing can operate effectually here but stringent legislation, thoroughly carried out by an efficient police; the children must 

be gathered up and forced into school, and those who resist or impede this plan, whether parents or priests, must be held 

accountable and punished. 

Prior to the 1852 compulsory schooling law, compulsory education laws were common throughout the country. Massachusetts 

again led the way, passing its first compulsory education laws in 1642 and 1647, respectively. These education laws differed 

fundamentally from compulsory schooling laws. The education laws indicated a state interest in an educated citizenry and 

compelled cities and towns of a certain size to hire a teacher and/or open and operate a grammar school. It was the town that 

was compelled to offer schooling, not the parents to send their children there. 

This is a significant distinction. A state arguably has the authority to require its cities and towns to provide certain services, 

but compelling parents to partake of these services under a legal threat of force—as the 1852 compulsory schooling law ultimately 

did—crosses the line. As the HuffPost article makes abundantly clear, parents, particularly those who are disadvantaged, 

continue to bear the brunt of these archaic and deeply flawed compulsory schooling laws. 

The Solution 

The first step to restore education freedom and empower parents with choice and opportunity for their children is to eliminate 

compulsory schooling laws that authorize state control of education. States could still require cities and towns to provide 

public schools to those who want them, but the power to compel parents to send their children there would disappear. In its 

place, a decentralized network of educational opportunities (including, but not limited to, various types of schooling) would 

unfold, fueled by visionary parents, educators, and entrepreneurs. 

Parents, not the state, would decide how and where their children are educated. New possibilities for education innovation 

would emerge as the shadow of forced schooling waned. Education freedom begins when government compulsion ends. 



New Scholarship Fund 

to Send Deserving 

Students to a Life- 

Changing Conference 

Anything Peaceful @ FEE will make it 

possible for more students to experience 

FEECon. 

By Lawrence W. Reed 


With great excitement, the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE) is unveiling Anything Peaceful@FEE, a new scholarship 

fund that brings deserving students from diverse backgrounds to our annual FEEcon event in Atlanta, which is rapidly becoming 

a must-attend event for lovers of liberty. This year, FEEcon will be held from June 13-15, 2019, at the Marriott Marquis in 

downtown Atlanta. 

FEE’s founder, Leonard E. Read, left an indelible imprint on FEE, best expressed perhaps by the title of his 1964 book, Anything 

That’s Peaceful: The Case for the Free Market. 

As one of Read’s seminal works, Anything That’s Peaceful has inspired this new scholarship fund. At the center of it all was this 

simple but profound proposition: allow people to live their lives free from the initiation of violence. As long as a person does 

no harm to the rights, lives, or property of others, nobody—whether it be a foreign government or his next-door neighbor— 

should disrupt his path by force. 

In addition to the long list of reasons to support liberty, add this one: it is the most inclusive political philosophy imaginable. 

It starts with the foundation of each person’s unique and precious individuality. It respects human rights that are universal, 

owned at birth by each and every one of us. It encourages us to judge people not by some collectivist irrelevance or group 

assignment but by, as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. put it, “the content of their character.” You can’t be a racist or a homophobe 

or a xenophobe or an anti-Semite or any fill-in-the-blank, hate-them-for-the-group-God-put-them-in Neanderthal and a consistent 

defender of liberty. It is simply not possible and defies the very definition of the “freedom philosophy.” 

Both peace and liberty require personal character, which demands that we respect each other and seek to be inclusive, compassionate, 

and transparent. This is at the core of freedom and FEE’s philosophy—and it’s what we celebrate each year at 

FEEcon. 

To help more students celebrate this message with us, the Anything Peaceful@FEE fund will provide travel scholarships to 

selected international and domestic students who express financial need and are also passionate about the values of liberty 

and compassion for all people. FEEcon is a place where people from all backgrounds can come together to set their paths and 

change the world, and we are delighted that the new Anything Peaceful@FEE scholarship fund will allow more deserving students 

to experience this life-changing event. 

If you are a student who would like to be considered for a FEEcon travel scholarship provided by Anything Peaceful@FEE, 

please indicate your interest when you REGISTER for the conference. Please note that scholarships are limited, so be sure to 

register as soon as possible. Early-bird registration pricing ends on 03/31/2019. 




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How YouTube 

AutoPlay Becomes 

Your Child’s Worst 

Nightmare 

What Parents Can 

Really Do to Help 

Prepare Their Teens 

for Success 

YouTube has released a kid’s version of 

the app, but traumatizing videos can still 

slip through the filters. 

Unfortunately, entrepreneurship is woefully 

neglected in schools and standard 

extracurriculars. 

By Grayson Quay 

Thursday, April 4, 2019 

I myself am not yet a parent, but I can understand why parents often get overwhelmed. Far be it from me to judge any parents 

who feel the need to hand their kids the iPhone for a few minutes now and then. 

But please, keep your small children away from YouTube. 

Sure, they’ll probably start out watching clips from innocuous shows like Peppa Pig or Paw Patrol, but it’s all too easy for them 

to end up in much darker territory. 

“Most of these kids are too small to even use a website,” writer and artist James Brindle explains in his TED talk on children’s 

YouTube videos: 

And so there’s AutoPlay… and there’s so much weirdness in the system now that AutoPlay takes you to some pretty strange 

places. Within, like, a dozen steps, you can go from a cute video of a counting train to masturbating Mickey Mouse… What you 

have is software pulling in all of these different influences to automatically generate kids’ worst nightmares. 

AutoPlay uses keywords to queue up new videos based on what’s currently being watched, and I can promise you that the 

algorithms deciding which video comes next do not care about your children. In fact, much of this content consists of low-quality 

videos produced in bulk by who knows what type of person and slapped with word salad titles (“Spiderman Breaks His Arm! 

w/ Princess Jasmine, Doctor Wolverine & Joker in Real Life,” for example) designed solely to trick the algorithms and bring in 

ad revenue while possibly traumatizing your child in the process. A mother who hands her kid a smartphone while she cooks 

dinner might come back an hour later to find him crying after watching Elsa from “Frozen” being graphically murdered by a 

Marvel superhero. 

Take this video for instance. I’m sure this kid started off with some perfectly innocent videos exploring the endless creative 

possibilities available in “Roblox,” a “Minecraft”-like video game popular with young children. But then, one algorithmic suggestion 

led to another, and soon her search history was filled with “Hot Roblox Sex” videos. 

The girl (or boy) crying in the video sounds younger than ten, probably too young even to know what sex is despite her burgeoning 

porn addiction. I imagine her stumbling onto this depraved content, knowing it was wrong but unsure of why, sickened 

yet unable to stop watching. Her shame at being caught is enough to break my heart. 


Wednesday, March 20, 2019 

While reading about the student-led climate protests last week, a statement jumped out at me from the 16-year-old Swedish 

activist, Greta Thunberg, who is credited with launching the walkouts that occurred in over 100 countries. In an interview with 

The New York Times, Thunberg, who says she was a shy but good student who was overcome for years with adolescent depression, 

claims that her climate work has added fulfillment to her life. She says: “I’m happier now…I have meaning. I have something 

I have to do.” 

Teenagers Crave Purpose 

Regardless of how you may feel about climate activism, the key message to parents is that school can be stifling and anxiety-inducing 

for many teenagers who crave and need meaningful work. Adolescents are meant to come of age within the 

adult world, surrounded by a diverse group of mentors and engaged in authentic, real-life pursuits. This gives them both 

experience and personal reward. 

Instead, teenagers today are spending more of their time confined in school and school-like settings than ever before. Teenage 

employment has plummeted, with part-time jobs abandoned in the all-out quest for academics and college admissions. 

Summer jobs, once a signature activity for teens, are no longer valued. Schooling has become the priority—even in summer. In 

July 1985, only ten percent of US teens were enrolled in school; in July 2016, over 42 percent were. 

Thunberg also isn’t alone in her teen depression. Mounting data show skyrocketing rates of adolescent anxiety, depression, 

and suicide over the last decade. Some researchers point to technology and social media as the culprit, but they ignore other, 

recent cultural trends—like more time in forced schooling and less time engaged in jobs and meaningful work—that could be 

contributing to adolescent strife. 

Job Experience Could Be A Solution 

In a recent Harvard EdCast podcast interview, Julie Lythcott-Haims, former dean of freshmen and undergraduate advising at 

Stanford University and author of the book, How to Raise an Adult, said that she has heard from several admissions officers 

that they, regrettably, rarely see work experience described in student essays or otherwise touted on college applications. 

Young people and their parents now believe that academics and extracurriculars are more important than good, old-fashioned 

teenage jobs. 

YouTube has released a kid’s version of the app, but these traumatizing videos can still slip through the filters. 

As Brindle observes, these algorithms encode and magnify “the absolute worst aspects of human nature,” empowering 

shadowy content creators motivated by some mixture of greed and sadism to prey on children. 

It may mean a sacrifice of time and quiet on our part, but isn’t it worth it to keep our children away from such predators? 




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Not only is this increased emphasis on school over work likely contributing to teenage angst and disenfranchisement, but it is 

also not serving them well for the adult world they will ultimately enter. A report by the US Chamber of Commerce Foundation 

revealed that employers are disappointed that today’s highly-schooled graduates lack basic proficiency in simple tasks 

like drafting a quality email, prioritizing work, and collaborating with others. Other studies have found similar results, with 

employers frustrated by their new hires’ lack of communication skills, poor problem-solving and critical-thinking abilities, and 

low attention to detail. 

While parents and teachers may think that piling on academics is the key to adult success, the lack of genuine work experience 

can be more hindrance than help for today’s young people. If parents really want their children to have a meaningful and successful 

adolescence and adulthood, they should consider trading a well-schooled life for a well-lived one. They can encourage 

their teens to get jobs and gain beneficial work experience—and make sure that their kids handle it all independently, learning 

through trial and error. As Lythcott-Haims warns in her book: 

Helping by providing suggestions, advice, and feedback is useful, but we can only go so far. When parents do what a young 

employee must do for themselves, it can backfire. 

In addition to encouraging part-time work, parents can also help their teenagers to develop an entrepreneurial mindset that 

focuses on customer satisfaction and value creation. By looking at her job (even if it’s in retail or food service) from an entrepreneurial 

perspective, a teen can learn a lot about business and value-creation and may be inspired to become an entrepreneur 

in adulthood. Unfortunately, entrepreneurship is woefully neglected in schools and standard extracurriculars. 

As parents look ahead to summer vacation, they may want to pause and take a closer peek at their teenager’s plans. Will she 

spend those warm months getting ahead on her AP classes? Will he do a foreign language immersion program that will look 

good on the college transcripts? Maybe getting a job or learning how to think like an entrepreneur would be a more beneficial 

and rewarding way to enjoy a summer—and a life. 



The New Heights Educational Group (NHEG) Recognition Day is an annual event where students, 

teachers/tutors and volunteers from around the world are recognized and celebrated. This year's 

Recognition Day was on June 15, 2019. NHEG announced that some volunteers earned special 

achievements because they've gone above and beyond what anyone would expect of them. Pamela 

Clark, Executive Director, stated that NHEG and the community are fortunate to have such caring people 

volunteering from all over the world. These individuals work very hard to expand on our mission of 

providing a fair and equal education to all those who are willing to work for it. We wish there was space 

to share everyone's name; a complete list can be seen on the following page: 

https://www.NewHeightsEducation.org/who-we-are/NHEG-team/ 

THIS YEAR WE ARE RECOGNIZING THE FOLLOWING VOLUNTEERS: 

Sapna Shukla 

HR Coordinator of the Year 


Researcher of the Year 


Article Writer of the Year 

Daniela Silva 

Exceptional Writer of the Year 

Leah Sedy 

Foreign Language Instructor of the Year 

Sheila Wright 

Tutor of the Year 

Marina Klimi 

Publications Production Manager of the Year 

Marina Klimi 

Social Media Banner Creator 

The National Society of High School Scholars -- NSHSS 

View Online National Society of High School Scholars 

Dear Pamela, On behalf of Mr. Nobel and the NSHSS team, we wish you 

and your family our warmest season's greetings. 

May your holidays and New Year be filled with joy. 

The end of the year is a time to look back with pride 

on all the wonderful things you have accomplished, 

and a time to look forward to goals for the New Year. 

May 2019 be your best year yet. 

Sincerely, James Lewis & the NSHSS Team 

Marina Klimi 

Advertisement Creator 

Tyler Maxey - Billings 

Graphics Arts Assistant of the Year 

Janene Kling 

Advertisement Creator of the Year 

Rachel Fay 

Cartoonist of the Year 


Photographer of the Year 

Frani Wyner 

Exceptional Photographer Award for 

Scenic, Variety and Special Project Photos 

Michelle Shockey 

Excellency Award for Landscaping and 

Composition Photos 

Larissa Murray 

Excellency Award for Composition and 

Variety Photos 

Janene Kling 

Excellency Award for People and Special 

Projects Photos 

Nayana Mogre 

Data Entry/Compiler of the Year 

Noemi Vallone 

Proofreader of the Year 

Kristen Congedo 

Exceptional Proofreader Award 

Katie Gerken 

Excellency Award for Proofreading 


2019 

You could join our volunteer team at any time. 

Please visit our site here https://www.NewHeightsEducation.org/to view our projects. 

Looking forward to meeting you!!! 




Happy holidays from TTRS! 

Hi Pamela, 

As you know 2018 has been a great year for TTRS. 

Over the last 12 months, thanks to your feedback, we've added 

“Congratulations! Pamela Clark, a recognized 

NSHSS Educator at 

New Heights Educational Group Resource 

and Literacy Center, 

is honored to share this 

opportunity with students that earn placement in 

the National Society of High School Scholars." 

https://www.nshss.org/ 

many new features - including school subjects, teacher accounts, 

digital certificates and trophies. 

You can view a list of recent updates here: 

What’s New On TTRS 

We can't wait to share our 2019 plans with you. 

From gamification to advanced email reporting, and more school 

subjects, it's sure to be the best year yet! 

Happy New Year from everyone at TTRS and thank you for all 

your support. 

Best regards, 

The TTRS Team 


2019 

www.readandspell.com 




1. Understand and acknowledge the various characteristics of gifted children. Be authentic and sensitive to the specific needs of 

these unconventional children who may learn faster or differently than other children. Show genuine interest in their distinctive 

abilities. 

Gifted Children 

By Leah Davies, M.Ed. 


2019 

Teacher/Counselor Articles 

Gifted children represent both a challenge and a resource for schools. Educators have a responsibility to provide 

programs to meet the educational needs of gifted students who are capable of learning at advanced levels. 

Ideally, schools would have specifically trained teachers for gifted students who actively collaborate among classroom teachers, 

themselves and parents to create a challenging and supportive learning experience for these children. 

While the criteria for identifying gifted students varies from state to state*, the following are characteristics these children 

commonly exhibit: 

• extensive vocabulary 

• outstanding memory 

• interest in adult concerns/what is right and wrong 

• sustained attention span 

• original thoughts 

• multitask proficiency 

• ability to grasp complex concepts 

• expresses himself/herself well 

• learns easily 

• requires little direction 

• enjoys working alone 

• exhibits wit and humor 

• solves problems in unique ways 

• enjoys intellectual challenges 

• dislikes routine tasks 

• adaptable 

• imaginative 

• self-critical 

• easily frustrated 

• opinionated 

• highly sensitive 

• intensely curious 

• observant 

• leader 

• risk taker 

• avid reader 

• atypical thinker 

• nonconformist 

• perfectionist 

High intelligence test scores and other criteria used to identify gifted students do not guarantee that these children will be successful 

in school. Some gifted, underachieving students may exhibit the following behaviors: 

• poor work habits 

• skill deficits in at least one subject 

• inattentiveness 

• failure to respond to usual motivational techniques 

Gifted children may also be learning disabled, or have another disability while being highly intelligent. Sometimes gifted children 

are not identified because their assets are used to compensate for their weaknesses. In a school setting, they may thrive 

on complexity, yet have difficulty with rote memorization. A gifted child may have superior understanding of the subject 

matter taught, but be unable to write legibly about it. Another gifted child may appear to be daydreaming, yet comprehend all 

that is being taught. Others may become disruptive when previously mastered subject matter is presented. Since gifted children’s 

behavior and characteristics vary considerably, educators need to be open-minded when considering referring a child 

for testing to determine the best possible placement. 

In many schools gifted students receive cluster or sometimes classroom grouping with teachers specifically trained in the area 

of giftedness. This allows the students to interact with peers of their approximate age and abilities, to be intellectually challenged, 

and to address their social and emotional needs. Meeting together in groups is a great stress reliever for these children 

because it affords them the opportunity for open discussion. Very often, gifted children are singled out as “the smart ones” 

who should know everything. Yet, being gifted does not mean they possess a greater storehouse of knowledge in every area. 

Meeting together can also be a humbling experience since their peers may know more than they do about a particular subject. 

When grouping opportunities are provided, gifted students are more likely to reach their full potential. 

The difficulty is that many gifted children are not fortunate enough to have a specialized teacher to work directly with them, 

and a vast majority of gifted students spend most of their day in a regular classroom, even when a specialized teacher is provided. 

Since classroom teachers are obligated to meet the needs of all of their students including those who are gifted, they 

need to: 

2. Provide opportunities for them to be challenged and to learn at an accelerated rate in nontraditional ways by offering variety, 

choices, and a compacted curriculum. Determine gifted children’s prior knowledge by giving an end-of-the-unit test as a pretest. 

Or, ask the children to list what they know about a particular topic and/or what they would like to find out. Allow them to 

research a topic in depth. 

3. Capitalize on the gifted children’s interests by having them choose projects that will stimulate thinking and discovery. Help 

these children move toward setting goals for themselves and evaluating their work. Encourage them to share their projects with 

other students. 

4. Be flexible and foster further study by exposing gifted students to guest speakers and/or mentors who share a mutual interest 

with a child or children. 

5. Incorporate inquiry, creative thinking, and original thought in daily lessons by asking open-ended and divergent questions and 

by including problem solving in the curriculum. 

6. Know about the available school and community resources for these children: special programs, enrichment activities, 

support groups, advocacy groups for their parents, etc. 

Teachers of gifted children and/or school counselors can assist these students in the following ways: 

1. Further their understanding of what being gifted means and help gifted students feel comfortable with themselves. Encourage 

them to set goals and strive to reach them. 

2. Since highly gifted children may have difficulty being accepted by their peers, help them recognize their individual differences 

as assets. Provide activities that assist them in identifying their strengths and weaknesses. 

3. Foster their social competence and emotional growth through readings, role playing and other activities that increase their 

self-awareness, character development, empathy, problem-solving abilities, and listening skills. 

4. Facilitate communication among parents and the teachers with whom the children have contact. 




Self-Injury In Children 

By Leah Davies, M.Ed 

Catherine’s elementary school teacher noticed cuts on Catherine’s arm and asked what had happened. Catherine 

responded that she had fallen off her bike into some thorns. The teacher did not think any more about it. But 

later, she noted that Catherine always wore long-sleeved shirts and long pants even when it was hot outside. 

When Catherine’s sleeve was pulled up accidentally, her arm revealed severe scars. Her teacher sought help by conferring with 

the school counselor, who then met with Catherine. 

What can parents and teachers do? 

• Respond to the child without judgment. 

• Get him or her professional help. 

• Model appropriate coping skills when stressed. 

• Be a positive role model, avoiding violent and unhealthy behaviors. 

In a calm manner, the counselor communicated understanding, empathy and caring for Catherine, thus establishing trust. The 

counselor asked questions to determine that the cuts were not physical child abuse by an older person, but self-inflicted. She 

avoided shaming Catherine by stating that she was not a bad person for hurting herself. When Catherine was unable to describe 

her behavior, the counselor asked if she could write down or draw what she does to herself when she is upset. The counselor’s 

goal was to not criticize or coerce her into stopping because intimidation usually leads to increased self-hurting behavior, but to 

find the help she needed. 

Self-injury means deliberately hurting yourself without the intent to commit suicide. Other names for self-injury are cutting, selfharm, 

and self-mutilation. Most self-injurers feel ashamed of what they’re doing and try to hide it from adults and friends. Since 

self-harm is done in private, it often goes undetected or is explained as being accidental. 

Though uncommon, children as young as preschool age have intentionally hurt themselves. Self-injurers come from a broad 

spectrum of social, economic and racial groups. They can range from being perfectionists to school dropouts. However, as young 

children, they usually have experienced abuse, neglect, violence, or trauma such as the death of a loved one or involvement in 

a car accident. They can be males or females, although most are females in their teens or older. A reason for this may be that 

males tend to display their aggression towards others or inanimate objects. Girls, on the other hand, tend to turn that hurt and 

pain inward toward themselves. 

Self-injurers often lack social skills and may be victims of teasing or bullying. In order to distract themselves from painful emotions, 

they inflict physical harm upon themselves. Self-injurers may begin with only scratching an insect bite or accidentally 

cutting their skin, but due to the sense of relief it brings, they continue to injure themselves. Some researchers theorize that 

the release of endorphins, the body’s natural painkillers, can contribute to continued self-injury. What young children have in 

common with older children and adolescents who hurt themselves is an inability to verbally express their feelings and needs. 

Individuals inflict pain upon themselves to: 

• Rapidly reduce the tension in their body and mind 

• Relieve their emotional pain caused by feeling worthless, angry, fearful, abandoned, depressed, anxious, or trapped 

• Feel pain that tells them they are “alive” thus warding off emotional detachment 

• Regain control since turning mental and emotional pain into physical pain is easier for them to handle 

• Punish themselves for real or perceived offenses like being bad, fat, ugly, stupid, or guilty (for example, a boy who feels 

guilty over the death of his brother may challenge a bigger boy to fight because he knows he will get hurt) 

• Express anger/rage when words or outward actions are unacceptable or when the pain is too severe to put into words (for 

example, children may have been told that expressing an emotion is wrong, or they may have been severely punished for 

expressing certain thoughts or feelings) 

The most common methods of self-injury are cutting with a razor blade or broken glass, scratching, picking a wound, burning 

skin, and pulling hair. Self-hitting and head-banging are usually associated with mentally delayed or autistic children. Excessive 

piercing or tattooing is not self-injury if the primary purpose is body decoration or to fit in with peers. 

Some adults dismiss self-injurers as manipulators and attention seekers, but self-abuse is most often a hidden, secret problem. 

A myth is that self-abusers want to commit suicide. In fact, the opposite is true. The cutting helps them relieve emotions that 

might lead to suicide. However, a serious concern is that cutters risk danger each time they injure themselves. They may misjudge 

the depth of a cut or the wound may become infected. 

If individuals who self-harm do not receive professional help, they may develop an addiction. Cutting or other self-injuries can 

be stopped, but the process usually takes a long time. A referral to a therapist who has expertise in this area typically needs to 

be made. Through therapy the self-injurers learn that is it okay to feel a variety of emotions and how to express them openly. A 

therapist teaches them alternative behaviors so that they can release their tension in harmless ways. Methods a therapist might 

share include relaxation and breathing techniques, meditation, exercise, art, writing, or singing. Support groups may also be 

beneficial. The self-injurer needs to understand the underlying motives for their behavior and take responsibility for, and control 

over, their actions. 


2019 




The New Heights Show on Education was established by the New Heights Educational Group. Our 

internet radio show has produced 504 episodes since it started broadcasting on January 19, 2013, and has 

acquired more than 200,000 listeners. Our goal is to reach students, families, educators and the general 

public to bring education to the forefront of lives while discussing issues, core subjects and diverse topics 

of educational interests. 

Your sponsorship will be used to fund our move to this worldwide Network. As a sponsor, you will receive 

benefits designed to increase your company's visibility and provide a return on your company's 

investment, including: 

Exposure to a global audience of listeners reaching over 40 million. (We expect over 200,000 listeners to make the switch to Voice America 

with us and expand the audience exponentially. Those listening to the New Heights Show on Education will represent the full spectrum of 

those interested in education, including those with a passion in specific core subjects, topics of education, teachers, schools and change 

makers. Topics already covered include zoology and marine biology, technology and cyber awareness, soft skills, special needs and 

disabilities, American History, common core, reading time, topics relevant to students and many others.) 

Name recognition in press releases and media coverage. 

Inclusion in weekly or monthly banner ads on our radio page. 

Inclusion of your name and logo in promotional materials. 

Audio or video commercial options. 

Monthly appearance in advertisements and on a shared page in Live guest appearance on the show. 

our bi-monthly magazine. 

We invite you to contact us for additional information about sponsorship, advertisement, and/or 

endorsement benefits and the levels of sponsorship packages available.Pamela Clark, Executive Director 

of the New Heights Show on Education, would also welcome the opportunity for conference with Voice 

America Senior Executive Producer Camille Nash. 

Sponsorships are limited and awarded on a first-committed basis. 

If you are interested in sponsoring the New Heights Show on Education, please contact Pamela directly at 

NewHeightsEducation@yahoo.com or 419-786-0247. 

We look forward to taking our exclusive partnership to another level while making a difference with 

education around the world. 

Sponsorship 

Packages for NHEG 

AUDIO 

eCard 

VIDEO STREAMING 

One commercial spot played six times (three times 

during live broadcast and three times during 

rebroadcast): 



Please note: costs include airtime buy only. Spots 

can be professionally produced for a $250 fee. 

728 x 90 leaderboard standard; 

1 week: $200 

13 weeks: $1,650 

Banner Advertising 

Linkable banner ad(single image, hyperlink, 

multiple static 

Host (728 x 90 leaderboard):1 week: $300, 13 

weeks: $3,300 

On host page(video must be supplied by 

advertiser): 

30 – 60 seconds 

1 week: $750 

13 weeks: $3,550 

1 – 3 min. 

1 week: $1,050 

13 weeks: $12,350 

Full: $10,000 Half: $5,000 

Quarter: $3,350 


» 30-second spot (production included) played 6 times 


» 30-60 second video spot (content must be provided) 

» Banner ad on weekly eCard 

» Opening & closing billboards on show 





company (subject to host approval) 



times (2 during live broadcast and 2 during rebroadcast) 







» 30-second spot (production not included) played 2 times 







Optional Advertising for Half and Quarter Sponsors 

» 13 week sponsorship of show series» Audio commercial production: $300 

» 30-60 second video (content must be provided): $300 

» eCard banner ad: $200 (1 week), $1,350 (13 weeks) 


2019 

Meet us and be aware of our projects here: 

https://www.NewHeightsEducation.org/ 




NHEG has created an Adult Advisory Group that offers support and advice to the founder 

and board members during in-person/online meetings. 

If your interest is piqued, please keep reading. 

WHAT IS THE ADULT ADVISORY GROUP? 

The Adult Advisory Group brings unique knowledge and skills to complement those of the board 

members and help the organization grow and succeed. 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 

Members will not be compensated for their time 

One-year minimum commitment 

Members must sign a confidentiality agreement 

Group cannot issue directives 

Members may be replaced at the director’s discretion. 

BENEFITS 

Opportunities to give back to community and improve local education 

Positive public exposure 

Atmosphere full of different ideas/perspectives 

Networking 

Our Adult Advisory Crest was updated by Courteney Crawley- Dyson, 

with helpful advice provided by Jeff Ermoian and Mike Anderson. 

Original design from Kevin Adusei and Student Group members. 

MEMBER RESPONSIBILITIES 

Assist with public relations and fundraising 

Meet every three (3) months 

Offer the director and board members honest, constructive and positive feedback for correcting 

identified problems 

OPTIONAL SUPPORT 

Offer financial and/or expert support 

Assist with daily functions and activities 


July - August 2019 | NHEG Magazine 117 

https://www.NewHeightsEducation.org/who-we-are/NHEG-groups/Adult-Advisory-Group/


What You Need: 

• Bird Seed 

• Flat Baking Tray 

• Large Pine Cone (or papertowel roll) 

• Smooth Peanut Butter 

• Table Knife 

• Something to cover the table (this activity 

gets 

messy!) 

• String 

Instructions: 

1. Cover the table with newspaper or plastic. 

2. Pour some bird seed into your baking tray 

3. Help your child spread the peanut butter on the pine cone or 

papertowel roll 

4. Roll the pinecone (papertowel roll) in the bird seed 

5. Tie a piece of string (at least a foot long) to the top of the pine cone (papertowel 

roll) 

Birds usually take a few days to locate new food. 

Keep a bird book handy. Can you and your child identify what kids of 

birds are visiting the bird feeder? 

When the pine cone is pecked clean, make another! 

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F U N C O R N E R 


2019 

MAKE YOUR OWN SNOWGLOBE 

This homemade snow globe craft is fun for kids who are excited about winter! 

What you need: 

• A clean jar with a water-tight lid (test it by 

filling it with water and turning it upside-down 

• Waterproof figurine that fits inside the jar 

(legos work!) 

• Waterproof glue (super glue, hot glue) 

• Glitter 

• Glycerin-makes the glitter float (optional and 

found at drug stores) 

• Water 

Instructions: 

1. Remove the lid from the jar and set the jar aside 

2. Place the lid upside down on a hard surface and help your child glue the figurine(s) 

to the bottom of the lid 

3. Let the glue dry completely 

4. Have your child add a few dashes of glitter to the jar, along with a few drops of 

glycerin 

5. Help your child fill the jar almost to the top with water 

6. Screw the lid on tight and turn the jar upright 

7. Have your child shake gently and watch the glitter float around! 

www.booksbythebushel.com 

FREE activities and worksheets! 

www.booksbythebushel.com/free-literacy-activities 

Monthly Theme Calendars Kindergarten Readiness 

Community Helpers 

Misc. Activities 

Curious George Activities Nature Activities 

Farm Activities Social Emotional Activities 

Reading Activities 

seasonal activities 

Social Emotional activities weather activites 



FUNDRAISING FOR NHEG 


Fundraising for NHEG earns money through various fundraising programs, 

so the more you participate, the more we earn for our student programs and services. 

We provide step-by-step instructions for participating in each program, 

especially if you have accounts with these partner websites already. 

BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION 

BOOKS BY THE BUSHEL 

PIZZA HUT DOUGH FOR 

DOLLARS PROGRAM 

LITTLE CAESAR’S PIZZA KIT 

FUNDRAISING PROGRAM 

AMAZONSMILE 

DONATE A CAR 

JANE GOODALL'S 

ROOTS & SHOOTS PROGRAM 

WELZOO 

For more details, visit our website 

https://www.NewHeightsEducation.org/support-NHEG/fundraising-for-NHEG/ 

Source: The Foundation for Economic (FEE) 





OUR RECIPES 

Cuban-style Steaks in Garlic-Lime Marinade Recipe 

Ingredients: 

For the marinade: 

• 6 cloves garlic 

• 1 1/4 tsp salt 

• 3/4 tsp ground cumin 

• 3/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper 

• 1/2 cup sour orange juice or lime juice (I mixed 1/3 cup of lime juice and 1/6 

cup of orange juice to simulate the sour orange juice) 

Our 

Recipes 

• 2 Tbsp olive oil 

For the steaks 

• 4 (6-8 ounce) beef steaks, cut 1/2 inch thick (bottom round, top round, sirloin, etc.) 

• 2 large onions cut into 1/2 inch slices (optional) 

• 2 Tbsp olive oil2 cups fresh cilantro, chopped 

• 4-6 cups cooked brown rice, to serve shrimp over 

Directions: 

1. Preheat grill to high 

2. Prepare the adobo (marinade) by combining the garlic, salt, cumin, and pepper in a mortar and grind slowly with 

a pestle gradually working in the lime juice and olive oil until you have a smooth paste. Or, to save time, put all 

these ingredients in a blender and process to a smooth paste. Brush some of the adobo on the steaks 10 minutes 

in advance of placing on the grill. This is not necessary, but will impart additional flavor to the steaks. 

3. When grill is ready, oil grill grate. Brush onions with oil and place on the hot grate. Grill for 4 minutes on each 

side, seasoning with salt and pepper. 

4. Once the onions are on the grill, brush the steaks with the adobo and place on the grill alongside the onions. 

Grill for 3 minutes per side for medium rare, basting with the adobo. 

5. Transfer the steaks to a platter or individual plates and brush one final time with the remaining adobo using all 

of it. Let stand for 3 minutes, then serve with the grilled onions. 


6. This dish goes well with rice, rice and black beans, tortillas, or garlic bread. 




OUR RECIPES 

Fish Cakes Recipe Air Fryer Method Recipe 

Ingredients: 

• 10 ounces mashed potatoes 

• 10 ounces imitation crab meat (or fish of your choice) 

• 1 egg 

• salt and pepper (to taste) 

• 1 tbsp grainy Dijon mustard 

• 1 tbsp chopped green onion 

• 1/2 cup Panko bread crumbs (for coating) 

• cooking spray 

OUR RECIPES 

Sex in a Pan Recipe 

Ingredients: 

BASE: 

• 1 cup all-purpose flour (250 ml) 

• 1/2 cup (125 ml) butter 

• 2 tbsp (30 ml) sugar 

• 1/4 cup (60 ml) chopped nuts 

• CREAM CHEESE FILLING: 

• 8 ozs (250 ml) cream cheese 

• 2/3 cup (150 ml) icing sugar 

PUDDING MIX TOPPING: 

• 2 1/2 cups (625 ml) milk 

• 2 - 3 1/2 ozs instant pudding mix (vanilla or chocolate 

or flavour of your choice) 

• 1 cup (250 ml) Cool Whip 

• Garnish (coconut, nuts, marashino cherries, chocolate 

curls, etc...) 

Directions: 

1. To Make the Fish Cakes: 

2. Take about 2 large potatoes. 

Peel, cut and boil until tender. Once 

cooked, drain and mash (enough to 

make 10 ounces). Set aside. 

3. In a food processor combine the 

fish, salt, pepper, and egg. Pulse 3-4 

times until smooth. 

4. Place the fish mixture, mashed 

potatoes and green onion in a 

large bowl. Combine with a rubber 

spatula. 

5. Place the breadcrumbs in a 

shallow dish (with a rim). 

6. Divide the fish mixture into 6 

portions. 

7. Form each portion into a patty. 

(Roll into a ball, and lightly press to 

form a thick patty). 

8. Coat each patty on all sides with 

the breadcrumbs. 

9. Place the patties on a plate, cover 

with plastic wrap and place in the 

fridge for at least 30 minutes to 

chill. 

10. To Cook the Fish Cakes: 

11. Turn your air fryer on to 425º F. 

12. Remove the fish cakes from the 

fridge. 

13. Place them in the cooking 

basket of your air fryer. Depending 

on your model, you may have to 

cook these in 2 batches if they don’t 

all fit in the basket. 

14. Spray them lightly with cooking 

spray on both sides. 

15. Place in the air fryer and cook 

• 1 cup (250 ml) Cool Whip 

Directions: 

1. To prepare the base, combine flour, butter, sugar and nuts. 

2. Mix until crumbly. Press into greased 10” spring form pan or square pan. Bake at 350 degrees F for 15 minutes. 

Let cool. 

3. In the meantime, prepare the cream cheese filling by beating the cream cheese with the icing sugar. Fold in 1 

cup of cool whip until well blended. Spread over the cooled crust. Refrigerate while making the topping. 

4. To prepare the pudding mix topping, add the milk to the instant pudding mix following the directions on 

the package. Let cool. Top with remaining cool whip. Garnish with coconut, chopped nuts, shaved chocolate or 

marashino cherries, strawberries. Refrigerate before serving. Yields about 12 to 16 servings. 

for 10-15 minutes (or until golden 

brown). I turned the patties over 





OUR RECIPES 

Cajun Shrimps Recipe (Gluten free) 

Ingredients: 

• 1 lb Medium shrimps deveined, shells and tails removed 

• 1 tsp Onion Powder 

• 1 tsp Garlic Powder 

• 1 tsp Dried Oregano leaves 

• 1 tsp Dried Thyme leaves 

• 1 tsp Paprika 

• 1/4 tsp Red chilli flakes 

• 1/4 tsp Cayenne Pepper powder 

OUR RECIPES 

Carmel Macchiato Smoothie with Almond Butter Recipe (Gluten free) 

Ingredients: 

• 1/2 c almond milk, unsweetened 

• 1/2 c cold coffee 

• 1 frozen banana 

• 2 tsp maca powder 

• 1 T Betsy’s Best Gourmet Almond Butter 

• 3 dates 

• 1 T chia seeds 

• pinch pink Himalayan salt 

• 3 tbsp Oil 

• 1 tbsp Butter 

• Salt and pepper to taste 

Directions: 

Directions: 

1. Place all the ingredients in blender. 

2. Blend until smooth. 

1. Heat oil in a pan. Once heated, add cleaned shrimps and saute for a couple minutes. 

2. Add all the spice powders one by one. Add a tablespoon of water to ensure the spices don’t burn. 

3. Mix well and let the shrimps cook over medium heat for 3-4 minutes taking care not to overcook them. 

4. Add the butter, mix well and remove from the heat once the shrimps are cooked. 

5. Serve hot with buttered toast! 

ALL RECIPES ARE FROM THE COOKEATSHARE 

https://cookeatshare.com 





NHEG SPONSORSHIP RADIO & MAGAZINE ADS 

Internet Radio Show Spots now available 

New Heights Educational Group is now offering the opportunity for the public or businesses that promote education to purchase sponsor advertisement on our internet radio show. 

All products, business and service advertisements will need to be reviewed by our research department and must be approved by the NHEG home office. All advertisements must be family friendly. 

Those interested in purchasing packages can choose for our host to read the advertisement on their show or supply their own pre-recorded advertisement. 

If interested, please visit our website for more details: https://www.newheightseducation.org/NHEG-radio-show/ 

The below is the choice of available packages available now. 

ONLINE RADIO SECONDS SLOTS PER MONTH (SPM) TOTAL COST 1 YEAR COST 1 YEAR COST WITH 10% DISCOUNT 

15s Slot 15 25 $20.00 $240.00 $216.00 

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Magazine Sponsor Advertisement now available 

New Heights Educational Group is now offering the opportunity for the public or businesses that promote education to purchase sponsor advertisement in our magazine. 

Those interested in purchasing packages can choose from the below packages and costs. 

If interested please visit our website for more details: https://www.newheightseducation.org/who-we-are/NHEG-magazine/ 

Bellow is a list of available packages. 

MAGAZINE NUMBER OF ISSUES PER YEAR COST PER ISSUE TOTAL COST 

2 $15.00 $30.00 

½ Page 4 $9.00 $36.00 

Full Page 4 $13.50 $54.00 

½ Page 6 $8.00 $48.00 

Full Page 6 $12.00 $72.00 


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NHEG AFFILIATES & PARTNERS 


NHEG couldn’t provide the support and educational needs of the children and adults without the support of our many affiliates and partners across the country. 

We would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge and thank everyone for their support. 

NHEG is reliant on corporate support in many ways. Strategic partners provide cash, goods in kind and pro-bono contributions both for service provision and in support of fundraising efforts. 

Below you can see all the businesses and organizations that have supported NHEG and our mission to provide educational support to adults and children in Ohio. 

Health is Your Wealth


NHEG AFFILIATES & PARTNERS 

www.NewHeightsEduca-

New Heights Educational Group, Inc. 

14735 Power Dam Road, Defiance, Ohio 43512 

+1.419.786.0247 

NewHeightsEducation@yahoo.com 

http://www.NewHeightsEducation.org

NHEG-Magazine-July - August

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