The American Library Association: When It Happens to You: Library workers and school administrators talk about getting caught in the crossfire of book challenges

Real Simple: 5 ways to start the year off right with your kid's teacher

The University of Chicago:

• Bridging Education Research, Practice and Policy: Sara Ray Stoelinga Reflects on the Urban Education Institute
• A War On Inequality, With Education As The Weapon: Stephen Raudenbush is quantifying schools in order to improve them.

Gizmodo/Intel:

• Cool Ways Technology Can Help You and Your Family Enjoy Nature -- Even in the Winter
• Tech-Based Gifts for Your Kids That Will Trick Them Into Learning
• Tips and Tricks for Taking and Editing Family Photos
• Here Are Some Useful and Fun 3D Printing Projects 
• How to Create Homemade Gifts for Your Kid's Teachers
• How to Teach Your Kids Animation
• These Educational Apps and Games Will Keep the Kids Entertained This Winter

US Catholic:

• The sex talk: Earlier is better
• When rules fail, empathy prevails -- Teaching kids the difference between right and wrong doesn't always teach them empathy. In fact, it might do just the opposite.
• A curriculum that prevents bullying finds a home in Catholic schools

Wonderschool:

• Why and how to build a stronger parent community in your child's program
• How parents can team up with teachers to take on your child's behavior issues
• Waldorf, Montessori, and more: A guide to social-emotional teaching styles in early education

Lablife (University of Chicago):

• Sacred Space: A background in critical thinking helped establish Lab alumni as religious leaders
• Comic timing: W. Kamau Bell prepares for his next upswing in the roller coaster business of comedy
• Clustered Learning: A hands-on Summer Link  experience inspires students to  try grid computing at Lab
• Teacher travelers: The ideals of John Dewey reach around  the world