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Children's and YA author Kate Messner's "Teachers Write," a free online writing workshop for teachers and librarians, will begin on July 6th. Are you ready?

Amanda Ripley set off on a year-long “field trip to the smart-kid countries” to see if she could account for the success of the high achieving students around the world. What made these kids smarter than their American peers? The writer reports in 'The Smartest Kids in the World: And How They Got that Way' (S&S, 2013).

The authors of the Common Core State Standards don't spell out how text should be taught--that's been left up to teachers and curriculum developers. A new book offers a framework for developing a content-rich, standards-based curriculum.

The significant decline in reading skills many students experience over the summer is no secret, but it’s particularly damaging for children in low-income neighborhoods. 'Summer Reading: Closing the Rich/Poor Reading Achievement Gap,' edited by Richard L. Allington and Anne McGill-Franzen, offers an in-depth look at this disparity and offers solutions that go beyond recommended reading lists.