Elizabeth Heubeck

1 week ago | edweek.org | Elizabeth Heubeck

Most students are 18 when they graduate from high school—technically adults. But how well-prepared are they to handle the life skills adulthood requires, or even to choose a viable path forward? Not very, according to a Gallup-led national survey of high school students and their parents and guardians released earlier this month.

2 weeks ago | edweek.org | Elizabeth Heubeck

Early-elementary teachers work hard all year to support their students’ emerging reading skills. The payoff—gains in literacy progress—tends to come toward the end of the school year, just as it’s time to break for summer. That would seem the perfect time for emerging readers to hone their literacy skills by leisurely reading for pleasure, either by themselves or with a caretaker.

2 weeks ago | principia-scientific.com | Elizabeth Heubeck

Written by Elizabeth Heubeck on June 12, 2025. Posted in Current News Competing for the attention of tweens and teens is not a new battle for teachers.

3 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Elizabeth Heubeck

Mom is mortified after her kindergartner tells the teacher what she does for a living"So, this wasn't on my bingo card." One of the great joys and stresses of parenting is that you never know what will come out of your child’s mouth. …

3 weeks ago | edweek.org | Elizabeth Heubeck

It’s that time of year when kindergartners proudly march across the stage to receive a certification of completion, enjoy the summer, and look ahead to 1st grade. This transition once represented a big leap, with students moving from kindergarten classrooms dominated by “play” centers (think dress-up, blocks, and paint easels) and sing-alongs to 1st grade, where students typically are expected to sit at their desks, listen to their teacher’s instructions, and learn how to read.