This spring, fourth-graders in a Tallahassee, Fla., classroom chronicled the life cycle of plants. Preschoolers in Mesa, Ariz., practiced Spanish, and special education students in Phoenix ...
I once had a principal whose core beginning-of-the-year discipline strategy was insisting, in August meetings, that the first day of any school year should be dominated by reading, illustrating, ...
High school is already a social minefield for teenagers, and the cherry on top is classroom rules and restrictions that can make them feel unmotivated. The basic rules, like no texting, no eating in ...
During his 1983 NCAA championship run, legendary North Carolina State basketball coach Jim Valvano was asked by a reporter if he held “bed check” when the team was on the road. “Absolutely,” replied ...
Some teachers are not happy about the move, which gives them less flexibility in choosing books for their students. Kim Hedgspeth, center, assistant principal at Sanders Memorial Elementary, told ...
Black History Month has put the spotlight on diversity education – and the impact of the ban on teaching so-called "divisive concepts" about race, gender and society in class. According to an analysis ...
Natalia Kucirkova receives funding as a KTP Associate. She is affiliated with The Open University and Booktrust. Adults and youngsters are willing to queue overnight to get their hands on the latest ...