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 being away from school…
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How To Help Your Child Navigate Where Bullying is Common
October is National Bullying Prevention Month, during the month a nationwide campaign founded in 2006 by PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Center is held to…
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Why Fathers Matter in Educating Our Children
When my children—Alyssa and Zac—were in kindergarten and third grade, I was an involved dad. I coached soccer, helped with homework, played Legos and…
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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 school year. Instead of…
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What Does it Take to Become a School of Excellence?
Is there something at your school that you’d like to improve? Or, is something great already happening and you want it to be recognized?…
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Seven New School Year Resolutions
Parents have two “New Years”—January 1 and the first day of school. The back-to-school season means it’s time for new clothes, backpacks and school…
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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 first few days of…
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Four Myths About Back-to-School
Stress caused by Myths …. A mother of two teenagers sighed as she confessed to me her mixed emotions about this month. When I…
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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 working in schools often…
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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 to have the knowledge…
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