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In elementary school, girls often outperform boys on reading and math tests.
In which Matt lists things to remind us we're human, and snobbery is not a characteristic we should celebrate...
No one agrees on anything. As a journalist, I became adept at self-editing and even more convinced of the uselessness of outside criticism.
C.C. Hunter, author of young adult novels, shares writing guidance on how to get past self-doubt and a lack of writing confidence.
Critics say the standardized test-driven reforms pushed by those like Michelle Rhee may actually be harming students.
NPR's Howard Berkes interviews Michael Perry, author of the autobiographical book Population: 485: Meeting Your Neighbors One Siren at a Time. Finished in time for the big World Book Night give away! I can't wait to share this book.
The New York City Police Department has embarked on a novel approach to deter juvenile robbers, staging interventions in an effort to dissuade those youths most likely to commit crime.
It was a spooky scene in downtown Chattanooga Friday night as ghost hunters took over the public library.
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Kenny Brechner is the owner of DDG Booksellers in Farmington, Maine.
Walt Gardner taught for 28 years in the Los Angeles Unified School District and was a lecturer in the UCLA Graduate School of Education. Follow Walt Gardner on Twitter.
Most people’s knowledge of librarianship is a mash-up of Katherine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy in Desk Set, some warm and fuzzy memories from an elementary school class visit, Rupert Giles from Buffy the Vampire Slayer, even fuzzier memories of...
In the face of new technologies, libraries are adapting to a new reality. So how do they plan to continue engaging communities?
We've written about the importance of using hashtags when you're using Twitter, but it's a methodology that's spread through other platforms as well. Most notably, YouTube, Instagram and Google+ have added support...
" Library Science is named one of the 'Top Career Choices of the Future' by TeenInk Magazine" Teen Ink, a national teen magazine, book series, and website devoted entirely to teenage writing, art, photos and forums. Students must be age 13-19 to participate, register and/or submit work.
Marc Tucker examines the meaning behind consumer resistance to mandated school testing.
"The Orphan Master's Son" by Adam Johnson won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction 2013.
Anthropologists find that the use of "emotional" words in all sorts of books has soared and dipped across the last century, roughly mirroring each era's social and economic upheavals.
Andrew Ujifusa covers state education policy for Education Week, from new legislation and trends to eye-catching political battles. He previously worked at newspapers in Maryland and Mississippi, and taught high school English in Japan.
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