“Many reading researchers have indicated that reading is the most important skill for students to succeed not only in school but in society as well. The key to becoming a good reader? Read more and read often.”  —Kristen Kinney-Haines, Primary Literacy Director at K12 Inc.  There’s no doubt that we all hope to instill a…

When asked to picture an extremely intelligent person, who comes to mind? Maybe a physicist like Albert Einstein or an inventor like Thomas Edison? For years, intelligence was narrowly defined to a singular type of intellect and standard intelligence tests tended to focus only on verbal and mathematical intelligence. But Howard Gardner, a professor of…

There is a disorder affecting students that many parents may not even know their children are battling. While somewhat controversial in medical circles, it is estimated that one in 200 children are affected. It deeply impacts students’ academic and personal lives and is quite often misdiagnosed as autism, OCD, Tourette’s, mental health disorders, other illnesses,…

  There’s no doubt that teachers have made an impact on more lives than we can know, so when UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) started World Teachers’ Day in 1994, there was no lack of support. World Teachers’ Day is recognized on October 5 in more than 100 countries, and acknowledges teachers…

“Education in the arts produces problem solvers who think creatively outside the box and within the box—when the sky is the limit or when given parameters. The arts train students to confidently brainstorm solutions to problems that are both innovative and sound; to choose their best solutions and defend their decision-making; and to then create…