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Explore expert-backed tips on your child’s education—from STEM encouragement and study strategies to reading support and classroom success.

What Kids Should Be Reading

In our hurried lives, it’s not easy to find the time to browse and discover books—but you can get creative

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One Book at a Time: Planning For Your Child’s Future

The arrival of March brings thoughts of spring and a season of growth and hope. Leo Tolstoy wrote that “Spring

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Got Winter? Watch These Fun Facts with Your Kids

Whether you are snowed at home or watching the “bomb cyclone” from a warm and sunny location, you can use

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Starting the College Search: How Parents Can Help

Finding a college that is a good fit and affordable for your teen can be overwhelming with thousands of colleges

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2017 National Teacher of the Year

On the day Sydney Chaffee started kindergarten, her mom went back to college to finish earning her bachelor’s degree after

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Get More Out of Your Parent-Teacher Conference

Kids are back in school. You went to back-to-school night. Now it’s time for the first parent-teacher conference of the

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10 Study Habits Your Child Needs to Succeed

It’s that time of year again. We’ve traded beach days for school days and once the shiny freshness of the

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10-Day Countdown to School Readiness

Despite the best of intentions, reading and writing often take a back seat to other activities over the summer—speech-language pathologists

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Parents’ Guides to Student Success

Whether they are just starting elementary school or are getting ready to graduate high school, every parent wants their child

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How to Choose the Best School for Your Child

As parents, we are constantly bombarded with loads of information about schools—which schools have the highest test scores, the best

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