Brandy Perkins 2nd Grade at General Beadle Elementary Rapid City, SD Brandy Perkins has always had a love of teaching. Beginning her career in education, Mrs. Perkins taught customers, co-workers,
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It is no secret that women are grossly underrepresented in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) fields. The proportion of women pursuing science degrees in some fields like computer science
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The nonprofit National American University (NAU) Foundation and Andy Bartling of Modern Woodmen of America in Rapid City teamed up to provide Rapid City public and private middle school students
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Local teachers gathered on Friday, Sept. 15 to learn how to implement “Makey Makey” into their classrooms. This dynamic tool uses alligator clips to make keyboards out of anything. Whether bananas,
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“Your child is failing my class” is one of the most dreaded sentences for parents and is the lifeblood of a tutor’s career. But hiring a tutor is not only
Full “STEAM” Ahead Helping Kids to Succeed at School For years, education experts and legislators have tussled with defining best practices for teaching our students. Still, we’re left with this
Standing Up for Dyslexia When Avery Boechler thought about the other kids who struggle to read, he got out of his comfort zone and testified in support of a legislative
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2017 Teachers of Excellence Black Hills Family and Rapid Chevrolet Cadillac “give an apple” to five teachers in the Black Hills for inspiring their students and going above and beyond in
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Those Kids Said WHAT?! 28 Hilarious Real-Life Teacher Stories American educators sent in their funniest classroom stories by the thousands. Read the $1,000 prize winner and more of our favorites.
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Team Parenting 101 Can a “Real Man” stay at home? Can he successfully take over homeschooling the family’s kids and still keep his Dad-ness? Inspired by Clark Kent’s big secret,
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