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2020 Cheat Sheet: What the Democratic Presidential Candidates Have Said About Education” was originally published by Chalkbeat, a nonprofit news organization covering public education. Sign up for their newsletters here: ckbe.at/newslettersEducation is hardly the only issue driving the 2020 presidential campaign. But policies affecting schools and students are emerging as some of the most talked-about. Within the crowded field of Democrats seeking to unseat Donald Trump, some candidates are reckoning with long-standing stances on education issues — including Cory Booker, who has downplayed his past support for charter schools on the campaign trail. Others, such as Kamala Harris, are formulating wide-ranging education policy...

The average American family expects to pay around $900 dollars on Christmas presents for their family, which for many is a health care payment, a month of rent, or a credit card bill. Considering the “main event” of the holiday is mostly about opening brand new gifts, that can make the holiday particularly hard. Some parents work through it by buying used presents, by focusing on experiences, and by putting in extra hours at work. Bill Fuller, who lives in North Jersey with his expectant wife and 4-year-old daughter Autumn, does all three. Here, he talks about working as many...

Today I take a look at a few of the best Toy gifts that are out there for kids of all ages. If you have kids in you home or enjoy giving to those that belong to your extended family and friends, join me today to get a solid idea of what’s available in a few different toy categories and age groups. For instance, I’ll start out with a look at STEM toys, then I’ll consider toys for kids of preschool age, toys for kids of roughly elementary school age, and finally toys for teenagers. Let’s get started. STEM based...

Do you have a kindergartener or teach Kindergarten? If so, here’s a FREE Printable Halloween Kindergarten Activities pack to download and print! I just uploaded a brand NEW and FREE Halloween pack for Kindergarten for you to print now! Printable Halloween Kindergarten Activities >> Click here to sign up for my email list and get access to my FREE printable library and print your free activity pack! This is a 12 page activity pack with the following activities: Halloween Missing Letters Halloween Beginning Sound Mat Halloween Cut the Images Halloween Missing Numbers (2 Pages) Halloween Spider Says (like Simon Says)...

It is harder and harder to choose favourites as the children get older as the children’s interests and skills levels vary greatly. They are also moving from the unconscious absorbent mind (0-3 years) to a conscious absorbent mind (3-6 years) and starting to enjoy sensorial classification and perhaps showing interest in symbols like letters or numbers. So I’ve picked 9 of my favourite Montessori activities for 3+ years but, as always, use the age as a guide only. Your child might be interested in these around 2.5 years or after 4 years. All is ok. Follow the child. 1. Making...