How Can You Prevent Summer Learning Loss?
Summer break is often seen as an idyllic time for teachers, parents and students to take vacations, have fun, and forget about the stress…
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Take The Stress Out of Standardized Tests
The very idea of a test throws some children into a panic. Other children seem to be able to go with the flow and even enjoy…
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Is Your Child on Track for Success?
Schools used to blatantly track students. Students were funneled into high, medium or low groups and, once labeled, they remained in those groups throughout…
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Creative Lunches…Just Like Lunchbox Dad!
Are you in a school lunch-rut? Sandwich, chips and an apple—all tossed into your kid’s lunchbox as they make a mad dash for the…
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College Countdown: Don’t Let Senioritis Prevent Preparation!
It’s the time of year when most college-seeking students have found out if they’ve been accepted into their school of choice, and for some,…
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Is Your Child Emotionally Fit?
If you think your child may have a behavioral health problem, it can be overwhelming. You’re trying to process this new information and you…
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Does Your Classroom Have School Smarts?
I’m a proud Californian: In my professional career working with children with learning disabilities, foster youth and migrant families and communities, as well as…
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Parenting Fatigue: Overcoming Discouragement
Mid-term reports are out for my 13-year-old son. It is easy to see his progress as a student—the homework he has completed or not,…
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March is National Reading Month!
A lifelong love of reading begins at home with your family. As Emilie Buchwald once said, “Children are made readers on the laps of…
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The Arts: The Key to Student Success
Do you think the arts in education are a waste of time for your children? Think again! Research shows students who have greater access…
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