As a former teacher, school board chair, and state legislator, Kristen J. Amundson has spent decades answering parents' questions about school. This book highlights 81 questions, covering a child's school journey from preschool to postsecondary education. It includes some of the school secrets parents need to know-the often unwritten rules that ......
As a former teacher, school board chair, and state legislator, Kristen J. Amundson has spent decades answering parents' questions about school. 81 Questions for Parents: Helping Your Kids Succeed in School highlights the most important of these questions, covering a child's school journey from preschool to postsecondary education. It includes some ......
A Guide to Writing College Admissions Essays provides practical advice and helpful suggestions for students writing their college admissions essays, primarily the 650-word Common App essay and supplementary essays that many schools require as part of their admission applications. With more students applying to college-and those students applying ......
Dr. Matt Townsley and Dr. Chad Lang have written a practical guide aimed at helping parents understand the ins and outs of grading and assessment in the 21st century.
Dr. Matt Townsley and Dr. Chad Lang have written a practical guide aimed at helping parents understand the ins and outs of grading and assessment in the 21st century.
Understanding the Antecedents, Realities, and Consequences of Absenteeis
The notion of class attendance has largely been ignored, where students, faculty, and administrators substitute assumptions for empirical evidence. The data is clear: attendance matters, more so than any other known contributor to student success. Yet, policies and practices often overlook these data. Attending Student Success is a ......
Kids grow up today in a media-saturated environment. Even as they are first discovering who they are and learning about the greater world, they are nudged and swayed by messaging like young trees blown by invisible winds. To help empower children to be resilient and have more self-guidance in their own development, we have written a two-book ......
Kids grow up today in a media-saturated environment. Even as they are first discovering who they are and learning about the greater world, they are nudged and swayed by messaging like young trees blown by invisible winds. To help empower children to be resilient and have more self-guidance in their own development, we have written a two-book ......