With students gone for the day, sixth grade teachers Joy Ford and Ryan Rusk sat in a classroom discussing the Latin root temp. After determining that "contemporary" and "temporary" share the root, ...

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As many educators and researchers will attest, there’s no exact science to choosing vocabulary words—no inherent reason the word “detest” is more important to teach than “despise,” or why “compassion” ...

There are things parents can do to give their children a jump start on learning and being prepared for the hyper-competitive, disruptive, transformational global knowledge economy they will inherit.