All it takes is a few semesters to complete UW’s graduate certificate in Teaching Elementary School.* If you hold a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university, you qualify to ...

Working with kids is an opportunity to make a lasting impact on society that many people find personally rewarding. But what does it take to be an elementary school teacher? Elementary school teacher ...

Experts agree: Elementary teachers need to have a strong foundation in math. But teacher-preparation programs don’t always dedicate much time to elementary math coursework. That’s starting to change, ...

Mikeie Reiland is a staff writer for Education at Forbes Advisor. Before coming to Forbes Advisor, he wrote magazine journalism for publications like the Oxford American, Bitter Southerner, and Gravy.

Editor’s note: First-year students, prospective students (and some of their parents) wonder and worry how they will handle the academic transition from high school to college. In a series of stories, ...

Liz Simmons is an education staff writer at Forbes Advisor. She has written about higher education and career development for various online publications since 2016. She earned a master’s degree in ...

Who was that teacher who pressed that dinosaur book into your hands? Who gave you the confidence to enter the science fair? Who was that teacher who looked at you with boundless optimism and inspired ...

'Abbott Elementary' shows what it's really like for many who work in the U.S. public school system. Here's why it's grim yet therapeutic for actual teachers. The titular school showcases memorable ...

That joyfulness can extend even to the more mundane lessons, like learning new vocabulary, which historically has involved ...