I’ve been a teacher for 15 years. I’ve conducted parent-teacher conferences, but I’m only recently on the other side of it as a parent. My first child is in 1st grade, and I’m just getting a different ...

A local Parent Teacher Organization is making sure Effingham students have all their supplies — free of charge — this ...

Editor’s Note: Kara Alaimo is an associate professor of communication at Fairleigh Dickinson University. Her book “Over the Influence: Why Social Media Is Toxic for Women and Girls — And How We Can ...

Parent-teacher conferences can be some of the most rewarding—or the most stress-inducing—experiences of the school year for teachers. If students are making progress academically and thriving socially ...

The conferences most parents had with their children’s teachers this school year probably went something like this: They occurred twice, in the fall and spring. Many parents failed to show up. Those ...

It’s conference season—the time of the year when parents and teachers meet to discuss each student’s progress. In most schools, this is a private conversation between the child’s teacher and parent(s) ...

Bon and Judson Crowder arrived at a parent-teacher conference for their 8-year-old daughter Kate last spring hoping to discuss some troublesome teasing on the playground. They spent the 20-minute ...

A school district north of Denver is doing away with the traditional parent-teacher conferences this year, instead urging parents to log in to a website to find out how their children are doing. The ...

Many parents find parent-teacher conferences challenging. Especially when a child has behavioral problems at school, these meetings can induce dread, confusion, and even embarrassment. Four Steps to ...

All parents are hoping their child’s educational experience K through 12 will provide a solid foundation for their child's learning and future opportunities. But what I observed more than a decade ago ...

Monica R. Martinez is the author of "Deeper Learning: How Eight Innovative Public Schools Are Transforming Education in the 21st Century." Updated June 1, 2016, 12:11 PM I can still remember the ...

A teacher stands in front of a screen in a north central Texas schoolroom. A few miles away, the mother of a middle school student sits down at her kitchen table, pulls out her laptop, clicks on a ...