How to Spring Ahead on State Testing
For our kids, spring often represents warmer days on the playground and school spring concerts and other events. It also means it’s time for…
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Three Ways to Engage Girls in STEM
By the time most girls turn 11, their interest in STEM significantly drops—in part because of gender bias and self-consciousness. Here are three ways…
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Don’t Pass Your Math Anxiety to Your Child
As parents, we don’t just pass our genes and our culture to our children—we also pass down our attitudes. Unfortunately, math anxiety is easily…
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How to Build a Home Library
You want your children to have the best start in life, so you work hard to make sure their school has the best resources…
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6 Ways To Teach Your Kids About Finance
This holiday season, give your kids a gift they’ll use throughout their lives—an understanding of personal finance. Studies show that teaching finance is not…
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Get the FAQs on Army ROTC
As a professor of military science at Jackson State University, I get a lot of questions from parents and students about the ROTC scholarship…
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Helping Your Child With Today’s Math
Today’s math is designed to help your child compete and thrive in a rapidly changing world—academically, professionally, financially and socially. Math education should prepare…
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Finances: 7 Useful Lessons to Share with Your Kid
Kids are incredibly perceptive—some of the most powerful things they learn come from what they observe in everyday life. Taking the time to teach…
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The Magic of Using Loose Parts to Learn New Cultures
Angel begins to bang on a variety of pots and pans. He arranges traditionally-carved wooden bowls donated to the classroom by families alongside cardboard…
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2018 National Teacher of the Year
Teachers who can make learning come alive are true treasures. Think about that drama teacher who helped you find your voice, or that math…
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