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Three Strategies for Working with Students with Anxiety
By Dr. Jason Trumble Yesterday I was facilitating a class activity for my college students who want to be teachers. We were digging into...
Widespread Adoption of Pooled Testing Critical to Safely Reopening K12 Schools
By Mara Aspinall, Jessica Little, and Leah Perkinson As schools work to remain open this fall, school administrators are working to...
Parents Want In-Person Schooling Despite Delta Spread
By The Rockefeller Foundation A national survey of more than 3,100 parents, conducted in July by RAND Corporation and commissioned by The...
The Soaring Price of School Supplies and How You Can Help Kids and Teachers in Need
By Abby Quillen Environmental & Personal Wellness Expert This article is a cross-post from our colleagues at Quill.com whose education...
Recommended Summer Resources for Students
By Rachel Fuhrman With the bizarre 2020-2021 school year behind us and as we prepare for our own summer respite here at Tales from the...
Our National Imperative to Reopen K-12 Schools Quickly and Safely
By Estelle Willie and Jessica Little Congressional passage of the Biden Administration’s American Rescue Plan Act is an important step...
Do Teachers Really Get 12 Weeks Holiday a Year?
By Jessica Terlick Jessica Terlick is a presenter, life education coach, podcaster, and head of the Lead and Inspire community who has...
Pedagogical Musings: Pedagogy Nerd Out - Series Introduction
By Larisa Gray, Jeremy Harrison, & Nate Miller Pedagogical Musings: Pedagogy Nerd Out is a multi-part series that features three teachers...
Centering Students to Create a Culturally Responsive Classroom
By Brandi Bellacicco In light of the racial and social unrest in the last year, many educators are seeking better ways to serve all...
Why Schools Need to Intentionally Takes Steps to Be Antiracist
By L.A. Cowden Recent events in race relationships, such as the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Daunte Wright, Ma’Khia Bryant,...