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Educators who are uncomfortable teaching controversial topics may avoid them completely. But there's another solution.

Educators play a crucial role in helping students through disruption, and Hurricane Harvey brought a rough start of the school year to many. But before teachers can support their class, they need tangible sources of assistance, too. Here is a helpful list of resources.

This week in our ESSA series, HMH Chief Academic Officer Francie Alexander discusses the importance of SEL for student engagement and ways to support SEL efforts with research, measurement, and developing critical behaviors for success.

Wondering what makes successful schools and districts tick? In this series, “Leading a Model School,” we ask principals and superintendents from across the country to share the secrets behind the recent gains and successes in their schools and districts. Find out how school leader Dwight Carter responded to a disruption to enhance school climate.

Thought leader Carol Jago offers 7 strategies for improving literacy and ensuring that students develop a love of reading.

January 2nd is World Introvert Day. To mark the occasion, we pulled together a few tips on how to encourage participation in the classroom.

In this edition of The Spark News Roundup, we take a closer look at the top five practices that successful schools have in common, ways wearable technology could provide insight into how we learn, what the Trump presidency means for education, and more.

David Dockterman, Ed.D. discusses the power of management and emotional subcommittees in the second post of his five-part “Brain Talk” series.

One of my favorite sayings is “If you take care of the moments, the years will take care of themselves.” I can think of no other moment more precious and invaluable to ensuring a strong foundation than reading with a child.