BHSC Blog

School bells are ringing around the country and will soon be tolling again here in WNY. One of the curious and detrimental impacts that the COVID disruption has had on education is the growth in “chronic absenteeism” in classrooms here and throughout our country. We are living with a cultural…

By Vivian Logan Labels have always had a negative impact on children of color in the educational system. Historically, teachers have labeled children of color as being a “behavioral problem or being unreachable,” when they were not equipped to teach children with different needs. Additionally, labels carry messages that often…

I must go waaaay back in my memory to remember what I did in kindergarten. But back then I probably needed to learn shapes and colors, how to tie my shoelaces, be able to recite the A-B-C’s and count from 1-10. The rest of the time I played during my…

I fondly remember Christmas time with our children Heather and Josh. Heather handled “finding out the truth” about Santa relatively naturally but once Josh turned around 7 years of age, he would constantly ask me straight out if there was a Santa Claus. I was on the spot- do I…