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EducationMay 7, 2020

How Daily Reading Can Help Social and Emotional Learning

It’s like the chicken and the egg debate. Do social and emotional skills foster literacy development or do strong literacy skills help children with…

EducationMarch 3, 2020

5 Great Kids’ Books that Highlight Diversity

Are you tired of reading the same book to your child night after night? It’s time to shake things up and introduce new stories,…

English Language Learners. Blackboard in an English class. Lesson, lecture, studying learning foreign language

EducationFebruary 27, 2020

Navigating Supports for English Language Learners

When English is not a family’s first language, navigating the education system to support their child’s learning can be difficult. That’s why English Language…

Focus is on an adorable elementary age girl as she sits on the floor among her classmates at a great school and listens to a story. She is looking up and smiling.

EducationFebruary 19, 2020

What Makes a Great School? Look for These 4 Things

Every parent wants their child to attend a great school—with teachers and resources to help them reach their full potential. But what does that…

STEM Careers: A group of elementary school children and their teacher and indoors in their classroom. The female teacher has opened a desktop computer to view the inside components. She is pointing to certain parts and explaining what they do.

EducationFebruary 12, 2020

STEM Careers: Introducing Kids to Innovation

Children are dreamers. When you ask children what they want to be when they grow up, the possibilities are endless! They want to be…

The Myth of the Uninvolved Parent: illustration of wife and son stopping father going to work.

EducationJanuary 24, 2020

Challenging Negative Assumptions About the Uninvolved Parent

Research shows that parents’ decisions about how they engage in their child’s education are not “one size fits all.” With competing priorities and responsibilities,…

Asking the right questions: Teacher Sitting at a School Desk Showing a Book to a Parent and Her Son

EducationJanuary 17, 2020

Are You Asking the “Right” Questions?

Sometimes as parents, it feels like we are at a disadvantage when we meet with teachers and administrators about our child’s progress or a…

beyond the report card - online school report card with B C D grades, flat design vector illustration

EducationJanuary 10, 2020

Beyond the Report Card: How to Measure Your Child’s Progress

It’s report card time. The moment of truth for parents and students when progress and problem areas are revealed on one sheet of paper….

Get Homework Tips Little Boy With Problems During Meeting With Therapist. Stressed Mother and Son Frustrated Over Homework

EducationJanuary 6, 2020

3 Tips for Getting the Most Out of Homework

What does homework time look like in your household? During some school years it may not be so bad, but there are some subjects…

Parents meeting with their child's teacher, building relationships to help their child succeed.

EducationDecember 29, 2019

How to Work with Your Child’s School to Support Learning

A key ingredient to supporting your child’s learning and growth is the strength of your relationship with their teachers and school administrators. With a…