Opinion

Early childhood education is critical for the formation of good school habits, learning habits, and the ability to thrive in a school environment.

Despite being the primary technology used in mathematics education, the only people who still use graphing calculators regularly in their workplace are math teachers. DA guest columnist Jack Marley-Payne says spreadsheets are a better way to learn math.

Training and preparation for active shooter scenarios saves lives, but risk management expert and DA guest columnist Dean Waddell says that sometimes realistic drills can be traumatizing.

DA guest columnist and FETC featured speaker Susan Brooks-Young says the surge in the deliberate use of misinformation reveals Americans' limited abilities as effective consumers of media. She offers several ways to help teachers and students find the truth in what they see.

Trucks, and working on them in the Walmart parking lot, is what the boys in Lindsay Johnson's sixth-period English class mostly wanted to discuss last school year. So Johnson helped the students channel their enthusiasm into a podcast.

Tacoma Public Schools CIO Ed Grassia's data recovery plan covers not just hackers, but also earthquakes, floods, fires or the potential volcanic eruption of nearby Mount Rainier.