Julia Steiny writes that although teacher quality is incredibly important and deserves attention, other reforms must be implemented together to spur change.

The AFT-endowed Albert Shanker Institute’s report on US history textbooks complains that labor unions aren’t covered fairly and in enough detail.

We need to re-think motivation in schools, says Julia Steiny, as we’re too far from a system that encourages kids’ natural curiosity and desire.

At Berkeley’s adventure playground, kids hammer, paint, construct and collaborate, building a unique playground with their own hands.

In the annual Phi Delta Kappa/Gallup poll results, Joe Nathan sees three trends emerge among in public attitudes to education: respect, empowerment and choice,

Testing isn’t all bad, argues Julia Steiny — but punitive testing models are akin to bullying and don’t help kids in the end.

Matthew Lynch writes that it’s important to remember that students are citizens first and should be extended due process rights before disciplinary decisions.

Paul DiPerna of the Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice writes that demand for vouchers and scholarships is high because of school choice success.

“MegaSkills” — which include caring, common sense, confidence, motivation and perseverance — can be learned by everyone, writes Julia Steiny.

Jim Alexander, Dads Making a Difference and Children’s Friend and Service are all helping men like Maurice Thibodeau become better fathers.

Matthew Lynch writes that we need to recruit quality teachers and support them well, both professionally and with compensation, once they’re on the job.

How are we to know whether a school model is effective? How can effectiveness be judged? Lynch discusses the common characteristics of successful schools.

If school administrators are only giving you good news, you’re probably not getting the whole truth.

When Roger beat up Eddie, a ‘community conference’ rather than a suspension was instructive for students and their families.

Parent Information Resource Centers are about to be de-funded, writes Steiny, despite being a critical link between parents, schools and communities.

Suzy Garfinkle dedicated her adult life to finding out how to parent children, which led to her founding “Prepare Tomorrow’s Parents” to educate kids.

Close-knit communities formed by engaging in weekly discussion circles of students and adults can improve schools and even individual families.

Psychologist Susan Linn, author of “The Case for Make-Believe,” argues that the children of are constantly entertained — but that they aren’t playing.

Weird, isn’t it, how fathers aren’t right up there with motherhood and apple pie. Even Fathers Day was a afterthought to Mothers Day, established decades later. In 1960 almost 90 [...]