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Waldorf and Montessori Parenting Books

Curious about the Waldorf and Montessori parenting methods? Try these books on for size.

Get Your Literature MOOC On

Here a MOOC, there a MOOC, everywhere a literature MOOC that you should sign up for right now...

25 Inspiring Malala Yousafzai Quotes

These 25 inspiring Malala Yousafzai quotes on education, activism, politics, and women's rights will leave you feeling empowered.

Falling in Love with the Novel: The Moment Every Teacher Strives Toward

My students love reading. As a teacher, it is one of the few things that I take pride in having helped to develop. They devour novels as if starved for intellectual stimulation, which I suppose they are. This is about falling in love with the novel.

Does Reading Make You Smarter?

Reading may not be able to alter your baseline abilities, but it can increase what facts you know, allow you to better identify patterns, increase your empathy, and make your neurological connections more pervasive. Here's how.

Action Item: Basic Human Needs in CA and MN

Donate to provide clothes, fans, and hygiene items to public school kids in need.

Action Item: Classroom Libraries in MA and WI

Help fund classroom libraries at schools with largely low-income populations.

Action Item: Funding Classroom Libraries in Flint, Michigan

Do some good by providing books to classrooms in Flint, Michigan.

100 Must-Read Books For and About Teachers

Books that celebrate teachers and the teaching profession.

100 Must-Read Books for Understanding U.S. Social Policy

100 books to help you understand what terms like "mandatory minimum," "Medicaid expansion" and "environmental justice" mean, and how they impact you.