I just finished my 66th, and last, semester of teaching high school English. A few years ago, as part of being a mentor to a new teacher, I wrote a letter to my first-year teaching self, then gave it ...

The first week of classes can be a trudge for college students as they rotate through variations of introductions to their faculty members, the course content and the syllabus. Infamously called ...

The first day of class, especially if it’s the first day of college for first-year students, is one of possibility smothered by anxiety. Every professor knows this. The students are excited but ...

When I come home from the library with a stack of novels, I often decide which one to start by reading the first pages. I’m looking to be intrigued, to find a character or a tone that makes me want to ...

STAMFORD — Amy Beldotti has gone back to school. The district's recently-named Chief Academic Officer taught a first grade class at Strawberry Hill School over the summer, returning to teaching after ...

BALANCING her roles as a full-time high school teacher, part-time HEART/NSTA Trust instructor, and justice of the peace, ...

In the early 1990s, securing a first-class degree was an exceptional feat, meriting the admiration of classmates, a few words from the vice-chancellor at graduation and a good job.