As a kindergarten teacher, Julie Sugarman is well acquainted with being pulled in different directions all day. While she and her best friend and colleague, fellow kindergarten teacher Mary Ruppert, ...

As our kids return to school, there are plenty of anxiety-ridden unknowns: a new teacher, harder curriculum, dress codes, seat assignments, etc., etc. From your child’s perspective, perhaps the most ...

If it wasn’t for my assistant principal when I was teaching in New York City, I probably wouldn’t have made it through many school years. He wasn’t only an instructional support, but he was also a ...

It was hard to hear Cameron's quiet voice in the hotel conference room filled with young girls. She had raised her hand to ask a question of Annie Fox, who was giving a presentation about "Real ...

Every kid needs friends. But citing studies claiming that 40 percent of 5th through 8th graders say they’ve been sexually harassed by peers and that nationwide 160,000 children skip school because ...

Tristan Rankin never got the chance to meet his grandfather, Marty Freedman, face-to-face. But the two are kindred spirits. In so many ways, Tristan reflects glimpses of his Poppy all the time. They ...

Maegan Jong has learned at a very young age about "the importance and beauty of sharing and learning." The 15-year old resident of Palatine spent the summer teaching Mandarin to residents of ...