As I wrote recently, soft skills, such as ethical behavior and personal integrity, are important in work and life. One simple item, often ignored by educators (including digital educators), is the ...

A recent survey of 2,000 parents with school-age kids (ages 5–18) found that most claim to “always” or “often” read to their child before bedtime (63%), averaging four nights a week. When they do read ...

“For I have given you an example, that you also should do as I have done to you” (John 13:15). When I was 6 years old, my brother Joe was already attending school, my dad was at work all day and my ...

Some parents in the West Ada School District are calling for more action to help students with dyslexia. West Ada School District Board Chair Lori Frasure hosted a town hall meeting at Owyhee High ...

As I greeted the first asylum-seekers to arrive in Rochester earlier this month, my mind was flooded with memories. I saw in the faces of the new arrivals a familiar combination of anxiety and ...

The most profound bit of wisdom I received during my four years at Boston College was in a speech delivered by Fr. Tony Penna, in which he emphasized the importance of doing small tasks greatly. In ...