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Literacy

Q&A With Laura Bollman: Breaking Down Barriers to Literacy With Free Teacher Training

With reading scores declining for most students across the nation, it’s imperative schools adopt science-based reading methods to ensure more students get the basics they need. With limited funds,...

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Learning Should Not be Relevant or Rigorous, It Should be Both

“This class is really challenging, but ….” At the end of every year for the past decade, my government and economics students have written letters to the students who will take the courses next year....

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Standards

Standardized Tests Are Racist, So Are You

Too many Black, Brown and low-income students are further behind in their pursuits of their God-given potential. For many of our youth, they are behind more than ever. None of this was inevitable....

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Brightbeam’s List of the Top 22 Education Influencers of 2022

From national news to social media, from midterm elections to local school board meetings, education continues to be a hot topic across the nation this year. And what a year it's been! We’ve seen...

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Hey Shawnta! Should I Make My Child Do the Winter Break Packet?

Hey Shawnta! Should I make my child do the winter break packet? A winter break packet is a packet teachers send home during winter break so students can continue practicing skills. Should parents...

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Literacy

Hey Shawnta! What Should Parents Do With the Information From Emily Hanford’s Podcast 'Sold a Story'?

Hey Shawnta! What should parents do with the information from Emily Hanford’s podcast "Sold a Story"? Journalist Emily Hanford began writing about literacy a few years ago. Many times, education...

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