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As parents prepare for another school year, there’s one subject that often gets overlooked: money. Financial literacy isn’t ...

I’ve shared many posts on reading instruction over the past 12 years. Today, four teachers share their favorite reading lessons. Two of today’s contributors, along with another veteran teacher, talked ...

Making perfect practice the standard in every California teacher preparation program is not only possible, but it’s essential ...

(This is the third post in a eight-part series. You can see Part One here, Part Two here, Part Three here, Part Four here, Part Five here, Part Six here, Part Seven here, and Part Eight here.) The ...