One of the parts of my job that I’ve always disliked is the fact that social studies teachers are often explicitly or implicitly tasked with teaching the holidays, or national days of rememberance.

Lou Ann Restad, Nancy Knoell, Karen Droegemueller and Elizabeth or "Betsy" Murnan are all retired teachers, ranging in age from 76 to 95. They may not be teaching, but they are still working, writing ...

Editor's note: This Mother's Day, we asked local schoolchildren through our Newspapers in Education program to share with us, and you, the most important lesson Mom ever taught them. The response was ...

In November, I accidentally launched a groundswell. I posted an open letter to President Barack Obama online and invited other teachers to join me in speaking out. I was amazed by the response. Other ...

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As she stood presenting a poster on Florence Nightingale and her letters at the recent Alabama League of Nurses (ALN) Annual Conference, University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Nursing ...

I’m beginning to think that the generations of people who grew up learning the phrases “Never Forget” and “Never Again” are quickly being replaced with generations of those who “Never Knew.” That’s ...

Regarding "A time when teaching wasn't standardized" (Page B1, Tuesday), Lisa Falkenberg hit the nail squarely on the head. She defined the epitome of our public schools' failings. Our public schools ...

In your editorial of Oct. 16, you attribute the “illusion of educational quality” to the school establishment, that establishment being the superintendents of all our local school districts. In fact, ...

Julia uses an anchor chart, songs and whole brain teaching to review the 7 syllable types. Julia reviews previously learned skills. Then she uses an anchor chart, songs, and whole brain teaching to ...

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