Slang helps kids fit in with their peers, but standard English proficiency remains crucial. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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Leadership storytelling — the intentional sequencing of fact and emotion — requires understanding your audience, pacing ...

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Not once, in the four and a half years I learned at home, did anyone from the state come to assess what sort of education I ...

Since 2012, England has taken an increasingly narrow approach to how primary school teachers should teach reading. The ...