Education + Literacy

I don't know about you, but I want children to begin a passion for reading when they can hold a book. Not just my own children, but any child I may come to impact. To help with this goal, we...

Welcome to Omaha Mom Bookshelf! A series where we share books tips, recommend books, and share how we encourage our family to pick up books and read! Join us every month and share with us what you've been reading! Catch...

Parenting comes with thousands of decisions. Some of the biggest decisions a parent faces revolve around education. What school district is the best? Which school is most inclusive? What school has the best education/teachers/athletic program/standards/test scores? Private school or...

For us here in Nebraska, we tend to have a soft spot for Arbor Day. After all, the first American Arbor Day was celebrated just down the road in Nebraska City. But what really is Arbor Day? How did it come...

In my job I often get to go to teachers’ classrooms and talk to the students about money, saving, credit, budgeting, and other topics. One of my favorite things to do is to play money games with the kids...

Homeschooling was something that I always wanted to do. I loved the idea of facilitating my children's education and being really hands-on. I homeschooled my oldest for preschool when he was 4, but when we lost our son Bennett, I...

At some point in life, children need to learn how to read. For some, it’s easy. For others, it’s not. Reading is one of those skills that takes a lot of practice. But how do you encourage someone who’s...

Welcome to Omaha Mom Bookshelf! A series where we share books tips, recommend books, and share how we encourage our family to pick up books and read! Join us every month and share with us what you’ve been reading! Here’s...

As parents, we want to make sure we set up our kids for success. One way to help make sure our kids are ready for success and the real world is to help make sure they understand how to...

This post came up because of a conversation with other OM writers. Specifically, Catherine said she was going to come and sit in on my class this fall. As an economics professor and Director of the UNO Center for...