The Uncommon Corps

Recently, a request to sign this White House petition came into my email inbox.  I signed it, although I am not sure it will go any furthe...

Sometimes You Read Something That Says Everything You Wish You'd Said   I got an email the other day from an excellent New York p...

If you are a teacher or librarian looking to learn more about nonfiction picture books and chapter books, and how these books can be used to...

Common Core has expanded the Lexile levels in the standards, giving teachers who are required by administrators to use Lexiles more flexibil...

At the risk of getting a little too meta, Sue Bartle pointed out this resource from The New York Times Learning Network, which Myra recen...

I woke up this morning to Rosalyn Schanzer 's post on the I.N.K. blog about a December 2nd story in The Washington Post t hat demonst...

As I was driving back from my yoga class this morning, I heard the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra playing on 99.5, the classical music station in...