Tips to Get Preschoolers on a Schedule

Sticking to a daily routine offers endless social, emotional and physical developmental benefits for preschoolers. Here’s how to make your schedule stick: • Seek their input: Kids are more likely to feel engaged if they are involved in creating their schedule, so seek their input on certain details, such as the timing of their daily…

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Billy Green: New York’s Teacher of the Year says he’s a ‘rebel with a cause’

Reema Amin, Chalkbeat New York On a recent Friday morning, a group of freshman students flagged down their chemistry teacher, Billy Green. Students were in pods, tasked with completing math equations related to physical chemistry and then presenting them to Green for points. After several failed attempts, the group of students at Harlem’s A. Philip…

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A Philadelphia high school first: Black men teaching all freshman core subjects

Nora Macaluso, Chalkbeat Philadelphia Ninth graders at Philadelphia’s Martin Luther King High School are beginning their high school careers with a set of teachers who look like them. That’s something Principal Keisha Wilkins thinks will give the students a boost as they prepare for the future. In fact, Martin Luther King, where last year the…

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