Six Things Every Teacher Should Make Time for This Summer

Six Things Every Teacher Should Make Time for This Summer

Summer has begun and another academic year has officially ended…or as we exhausted educators like to say, “Tag parents! You’re it!” Truth be told, May is a

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How Teachers and Families Can Help Students Build Reading Fluency Over the Summer

How Teachers and Families Can Help Students Build Reading Fluency Over the Summer

Summer is a time for trying new things. Summer can also be a time for falling backward on academic skills like reading fluency. Research shows that kids in

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Teacher Strikes Aren't Just About Pay, They're About Better Bosses

Teacher Strikes Aren’t Just About Pay, They’re About Better Bosses

This past year, we have witnessed an historic number of teacher strikes across the country. The demands of picketing teachers in Arizona, Denver, Los Angel

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Want a Winning High School? You'll Need a Winning School Board.

Want a Winning High School? You’ll Need a Winning School Board.

In 2016, then-24-year-old Cipriano Vargas became the youngest person ever elected to the Vista Unified School Board in California. After graduating from Ca

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I Didn't Think Personalized Learning Would Be Right For My Classroom But I'm So Glad I Was Wrong

I Didn’t Think Personalized Learning Would Be Right For My Classroom But I’m So Glad I Was Wrong

In my first year of teaching I had the opportunity to teach in a school that was piloting personalized learning. As I got more comfortable with teaching an

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In 2019, Education's Getting More Personal, Memorable and Connected Than Ever

In 2019, Education’s Getting More Personal, Memorable and Connected Than Ever

A new year brings new possibilities and new enhancements, particularly to educators across the world looking to implement unique techniques and technologie

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Here's Why Homeschooling Isn't Just the Latest Fad, It's the Next Wave of Parent Choice

Here’s Why Homeschooling Isn’t Just the Latest Fad, It’s the Next Wave of Parent Choice

What do inner-city Black cultural enthusiasts, suburban Catholics and Silicon Valley techies all have in common? Almost nothing, except that they choose to

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Personalized Learning Done Right Can Close the Technology and Achievement Gap

Personalized Learning Done Right Can Close the Technology and Achievement Gap

Personalized learning, or personalization, is the idea that every student learns differently, so educators should adapt the pace and instructional approach

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School Choice Is Why I'll Get Both a High School Diploma and an Associate's Degree at the Same Time

School Choice Is Why I’ll Get Both a High School Diploma and an Associate’s Degree at the Same Time

In my life, I’ve attended five different types of schooling options, and I will graduate with my associate’s degree before I complete my high school diplom

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