What’s Going On With Curricula?
“Educators in California are locked in pitched combat over a statewide model curriculum overflowing with terms like ‘hxrstories’…
Instruction
What Can Schools Do to Get Better at Accountability?
“Try to think of an education policy that 1) has been shown, in dozens of studies across multiple…
The One Class They Don’t Teach: Balancing Parental Responsibility and Communal Investment in Child Raising
The Children’s Bureau paints this picture: “Maybe it’s a resource parent whom a foster child bonds with over…
Is America’s Education Model Outdated? With Paul Lott
Spoken word artist Prince Ea showed his audience a photo comparison of two classrooms: one from 150 years…
California High School Students Will No Longer Receive Ds or Fs
California school districts recently decided to make the move to eliminate grades D and F for high school…
How Content Makes Education Even More Political: With Dr. Mark Smith
Think of the first time you dropped your child off at school. What did you imagine for their…
Helping Students Love Learning: With Terrye Seckinger
Think about the first time you took a 6-year-old to the zoo or an amusement park. You notice…
Five Thanksgiving Myths
Thanksgiving is a beautiful day of tradition and family, focused on gratefulness. But, over the last few decades,…
What Will Happen if America Doesn’t Improve STEM Education?
Does your student ever complain about their math homework? Groaning and pouting, they might even add, “I’ll never…
Two Ways to Escape “One-Size-Fits-All” Instruction
We all want our kids to receive a good quality education and be prepared for their future, right? …
13 Books to Teach Kids about Caring for the Elderly (and a Bonus Book for Parents Too!)
Note about the author: A mother to six children, the author watched her great-grandmother live with dementia throughout…
The Truth About Student Boredom & How You Can Fix it! With Gary Feazell
“The task of the modern educator is not to cut down jungles but to irrigate deserts.” C.S. Lewis…