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The Coolest Picture Books of 2016 Jan. 13, 2017
These are some of my picks for the most outstanding picture books of 2016. These are simply cool and... Read More
Kids Who Hate Reading and Avoiding College Talk Dec. 31, 2016
Dear Family Coach: My wife and I are constantly encouraging our children, who are 7 and 11 years old... Read More
Family Bath Time and a Quiet Preschooler Dec. 24, 2016
Dear Family Coach: My 4-year-old son asked to take a bath with me. I'm wondering at what age parents... Read More
Bracing for Change at HHS Dec. 21, 2016
In a new Wall Street Journal/NBC poll, more than half of respondents, 52 percent, said that Donald T... Read More
Colleges Exist for Sports Dec. 07, 2016
Dear Mr. Berko: My wife and I enjoyed your speech when you were in Syracuse, New York, last October.... Read More
How to Get In Dec. 02, 2016
It is that time of year. If neither you nor anyone in your family is applying, much less waiting for... Read More
Trump's Education Pick Defends Liberty Nov. 30, 2016
President-elect Donald Trump inadvertently threatened religious liberty, then nominated a secretary ... Read More
Blacks and Politicians Nov. 16, 2016
Donald Trump's surprise win has millions of Americans, many of whom are black, in a tizzy. Many, suc... Read More
One Wall Is Not Enough! Nov. 07, 2016
Senor Trump, he's gonna build a wall to keep Carlos and the boys in Mexico, and then native-born Ame... Read More
Has Economics Failed? Nov. 01, 2016
It is especially painful for me, as an economist, to see that two small cities in northern Californi... Read More
The Boys Fall Into the Gender Gap Oct. 28, 2016
Reading is not for sissies, as the front page of the newspaper demonstrates every morning in the hom... Read More
Dumb American Youth Oct. 26, 2016
Do you wonder why Sen. Bernie Sanders and his ideas are so popular among American college students? ... Read More
The Left and the Masses: Part II Oct. 18, 2016
It is never easy to tell what people's motives are. But, when the political left proclaims their dev... Read More
A Constitutional Right to Literacy Oct. 12, 2016
Detroit school students, represented by the Los Angeles-based public interest firm Public Counsel, f... Read More
What if Trump and Clinton Have the Same Core Beliefs? Oct. 06, 2016
What if the most remarkable aspect of this presidential election is not how much the two principal c... Read More
Dunbar High School After 100 Years Oct. 04, 2016
One hundred years ago, on October 2, 1916, a new public high school building for black youngsters wa... Read More
Splendid Gifts for Young Readers and Art Lovers Sep. 30, 2016
It's almost the time of the year for gift giving. Here are a few new books teeming with retro art an... Read More
Parents Ditching Religious School and Headphones in the Car Sep. 24, 2016
THE FAMILY COACH BY DR. CATHERINE PEARLMAN RELEASE: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2016 Parents Ditching R... Read More
Bogus Facts Confuse Us on Immigration Sep. 23, 2016
A new study by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine shows, once again, that... Read More
Cruelty to Black Students Sep. 21, 2016
Last year's college news was about demands for safe spaces, trigger warnings and bans on insensitivi... Read More
