These lesson plan units were developed to work with the video-short Discovering Angel Island: The Story Behind the Poems and the Pacific ... A book/resource for middle/upper grade teachers to plan ...

Four grade schoolers from Oak Park were among winners of the 2024 Gwendolyn Brooks Youth Poetry Awards, a statewide contest.

Foothills Montessori School’s book fair this month shifted away from the typical event — a staple fundraiser that has ...

Special Announcement Our annual Literary Festival is back this Oct. 5-19. The festival will feature readings, book-signings, ...

Do you have a child who’s a little nervous about heading back to school this fall? Or maybe they’re starting school for ...

Through Sunday, Sept. 29, at the Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington St., Chicago, and various locations in Chicago.

Around this time last year, the education news landscape was buzzing about one school district’s plan to improve test scores ...

In many English classrooms across America, assignments to read full-length novels are becoming less common. Some teachers ...

They have to move on quickly because of pressure for teachers to cram more into the curriculum, the teacher said. “It’s like ...

Chris Stanislawski didn’t read much in his middle school English classes, but it never felt necessary. Students were given detailed chapter summaries for every novel they discussed, and teachers ...