Starr Points A Connecticut school administrator, commenting on his district’s decision to include teacher behavior in its anti-bullying policy, complained that it would be difficult to distinguish between bullying behavior and classroom management strategies. What about you? Can you tell the difference between behavior management and bullying?

Education Humor National columnist Regina Barreca brings her timely, insightful humor to Ed World.

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Click to read Lessons from Our Nation’s Schools, Whatever It Takes, In A Sub’s Shoes, and Teaming Up to Achieve series.

Not Your Mother's Grammar Lesson If you find diagramming sentences an ordeal to learn and teach, you are not alone. English teacher Les Parsons in his book Grammarama! offers new strategies for teaching grammar that are more engaging for everyone.

Soapbox Teacher/coach Tom Krause worries that real learning and the average student's needs are getting lost in the pressures of greater accountability and assessments.

This Week’s Survey Question Should parents have a say in choosing to which teachers their children are assigned?   Last Week’s Survey Question Should school officials have the right to regulate content on a teacher’s personal Web page?

ED Scoops Education news headlines for busy educators.

Cooking with Joy How many times have you left home without breakfast or lunch and longingly eyed the kids’ snacks during the day? You never have to go hungry again if you follow these tips for creating a mini-pantry in a desk drawer or filing cabinet.

Wire Side Chat Finding the textbooks her children brought home uninspiring, Joy Hakim combined her skills as an educator and journalist and began writing texts. Her book, The Story of Science, is a flowing narrative of the evolution of science.

NCLB Updates Wondering what’s going on with the No Child Left Behind Act? Peruse our list of news stories about the federal law.

Healthy Kids Learn Better Check out our Fit To Be Taught archive for ideas and the latest stories about school wellness, nutrition, and exercise programs.

News for Kids
See our archive of 100 news stories -- “ripped from the headlines” -- written with your students in mind. Each comes with a complete Teacher’s Guide.

Reaching Out to Illiterate Teens After third grade, reading is less of a subject and more of a tool, as students begin reading for content. But many students enter middle and high school without basic reading skills, dooming their academic careers.

Issues Spotlight 1 Online social networking
Issues Spotlight 2 Juvenile justice system