As parents, we witness our kids struggle to master new tasks at all different ages and stages. Whether it’s zipping their coat, tying their shoes, perfecting lowercase letters, or learning how to play ...
QUEENSBURY, N.Y. (NEWS10) – After years of encouraging students to follow their dreams, Queensbury Middle School teacher Jamie Strait realized she should take her own advice. The result: One local ...
At one of the chilliest points in our recent deep freeze, a young student my mother tutors looked up and asked her, "How long before spring?" Leave it to kids to cut straight to hope. And so at this ...
The day I interviewed Stacey Abrams, she later announced that she would be running for governor of Georgia, a position she narrowly lost to Brian Kemp in 2018. Never one to quit, Abrams’ story is one ...
With so much negative news about lost learning during the pandemic, several Kansas City area teachers are pleading for a shift in conversation. They believe that focusing on the deficits will only ...
The hurricane got my attention, but the shooting was the shocker. That's when I decided to find out why the Prospect Learning Center across the street from my Capitol Hill rowhouse was seemingly ...
On Saturday, over 200 kids were sweating on a basketball court in Prince George’s County, Maryland. They all had one thing in common: at least one of their parents are incarcerated. The Prison ...