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The kids are barely settled into their school desks, but already parents are being summoned to the classroom. It's parent-teacher conference time. Many elementary schools, preschools and day-care ...

Two years ago, back-to-school night at Ruth Hill Elementary School looked like most open houses. “You would come to your teacher’s class, meet the teacher, look at what’s on the walls, see what’s in ...

I’ve been a teacher for 15 years. I’ve conducted parent-teacher conferences, but I’m only recently on the other side of it as a parent. My first child is in 1st grade, and I’m just getting a different ...

It’s conference season—the time of the year when parents and teachers meet to discuss each student’s progress. In most schools, this is a private conversation between the child’s teacher and parent(s) ...

Ah, parent-teacher conferences. Those semi-awkward, sometimes nerve-wracking evenings when parents and teachers gather to discuss the academic and social progress of our little darlings. It's a time ...