When students begin to plan, monitor, and evaluate their learning, they develop self-regulation and can set more ambitious goals.

Dismantling tenacious myths about dyslexia—and drawing on evidence-based practices when teaching—can make a powerful difference for students with the condition.

Helping students become independent, questioning thinkers begins with stepping back and guiding them to take the lead in their learning.

Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Andrea Elliott on the way public education must “fill in the gaps” left by societal abandonment of poor children and families.

Many stressors in education are out of teachers’ control, but there are some steps they can take to keep stress in check.

An occupational therapist offers a series of calming whole-body exercises for students to do as a class throughout the school day.

Here are some ways teachers can manage the process of working together across the curriculum to design project-based learning units.

While no one can take the place of school librarians, teachers can support students’ literacy skills by understanding librarians’ roles.

These stories about artists and illustrators known for their inventive use of materials encourage creativity in young learners.

Filling in for an elementary teacher can be easier when substitutes have flexible go-to strategies to keep the class running smoothly.