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Last Blasts: 45 Things to Do Before School Starts
Make your family’s last days of summer as memorable as the first with our end of summer bucket list.
22 Hilarious Tweets From Parents Who Are Really Ready For School To Start
How to fix our crumbling schools
U.S. school infrastructure is failing. Time to find a new funding scheme.
There's A Simple Way To Help Kids Learn More: Start School Later
Why Psychologists Agree The School Day Should Start Later
Teenagers are biologically predisposed to go to sleep and wake up later, so why don't school start times reflect this?
How to keep children from skipping school
Beyond data, mentors can add a human touch and build relationships with at-risk students.
8 Reasons Why School Secretaries Deserve More Credit
It's not Administrative Assistant's Day. You didn't forget the flowers. Even though it's not a national day to say thanks to the secretary, there are at least 8 reasons why you should do it today anyway.
What Happens When an Ex-Google Executive Creates a School System?
Max Ventilla used to run a team that personalized your search results—now he wants to do the same for kids' education.
Ask, Listen, Do: How to Find Out What Kids Need From School
How can teachers make their classrooms truly child-centered? Justin Minkel shares some strategies on how to figure out students’ individual needs—starting with asking them.
It's Time to Reframe How We Think About Education and Health
Kids spend more time at school than anywhere outside their homes, making schools where we have the greatest chance of improving kids' health trajectory through physical, social and emotional development.
How Can Schools Tap Into Parent Power For the Good of Students?
A program pays teachers to visit students at home and meet with their family. The home visits have helped parents become better-informed advocates for their kids and stronger allies with teachers.
How Starting School Too Early Is Hurting Teenagers' Health
"Even just delaying school by half an hour will actually have a big impact on a teenager's ability to perform academically."
How Teachers Are Turning to Social Media to Extend Learning
Teachers are expanding the school day and enhancing learning through social media.
A virtual tour of blended-learning schools, so others can see how it’s done
When teachers want to try something new in the classroom, it helps if they can see what it looks like in action. They could ask another teacher down the hall. Or they might try to talk to other teachers on social media, perhaps in an education technology Twitter chat. But too often, these aspiring innovators …
How One Middle School Cut Discipline Referrals By 98 Percent in Just One Year
Redland revitalized the overall school climate by responding to the unique needs of middle schoolers.
Tips to Start a Successful School Year
What you can do to ensure your child’s school year is a huge success. It’s that time again–a new school year. Use the new year as an opportunity to start new habits and break old ones. Read on for tips that will get school days rolling right. 1. Schedule It[Read more]
5 Reasons Why STEM Career Training Should Start in Middle School
Imagine learning to create algorithms for better music playlists, or prototyping and manufacturing a new running shoe—at the age of twelve. Traditionally, training for careers in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) has focused on college students. But if our goal is to encourage more students to pursue STEM-related careers, research shows that STEM career training should start much earlier—ideally in middle school. Here’s why. Academic…
Why this middle school teacher starts the year with blank classroom walls
“Middle school is an interesting age because there can be literally a million reasons why a student has lost engagement.”
Why I Hate School But Love Education
