In a recent speech made by the head of the United States central banking system, the importance of early childhood education’s effects on the economy came into focus.

Ben Bernanke, chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve stated: “The research shows that effective educations lead to lower rates of poverty, higher lifetime earnings, and greater satisfaction on the job and at home. And specialists in economic development have identified educational attainment as a key source of economic growth and rising incomes in many countries around the world.”

Have you ever come across a child saying “Math isn’t fun, I don’t understand this?” Maybe you have uttered some variation of that sentiment about a particular subject in your academic career. A man named Sal Khan is trying to change that.

This month, several FasTracKids employees had the pleasure of hearing Mr. Khan speak at the University of Denver in Colorado, USA. Mr. Khan founded the Khan Academy, which is a non-profit organization aimed at providing access to good online education completely free of charge. He has posted educational videos on a wide-range of subjects, including Algebra, Economics and Advanced Calculus.

Now that mid September has arrived, students throughout the world who had a break from school are welcomed back. Some of these children are attending school for the first time or are attending a new school.

Back-to-school can be a stressful time for families. An article published in the Family & Parenting section of USA Today outlines several strategies that parents can employ to alleviate some of the stress facing their children.

There is a 12 minute video posted on the Internet that highlights an excellent lecture by Sir Ken Robinson, cleverly animated by the people at the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts (RSA) in London.  This lecture speaks about the future of education.