To mark Bruce Springsteen wrapping up his summer tour and his autobiography, perhaps it is appropriate to look at a side of Springsteen that doesn't get enough attention -- Springsteen the wordsmith. Continue reading...
When Vocabulary.com checked in with teacher Kathy Zimbaldi to discuss her students' latest accomplishment, she didn't start by talking about the July Champion's Banner. She talked about Gus Groff. Continue reading...
On August 3, 2016, CNN held a Libertarian Town Hall where that party's presidential candidate and his running mate tried to explain their positions, answer questions from the audience and appear to be a person one could cast a vote for. Continue reading...
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If you'll be in Houston for TCCA, stop by and see us and we'll show you how Vocabulary.com is helping Texas educators make immediate literacy gains Continue reading...
The 2016 Summer Olympics will begin this August. Learning some of the lingo of these sports can let you into the athlete's world just a little bit, even if you have terrible balance or can barely tread water. Continue reading...
The periodic table of elements is an iconic image familiar to anyone with even the rudiments of education and it is perhaps one of the most successful visual representations of information ever conceived: it brings a high level of order to a field of knowledge that is too complex to organize in memory and it rewards study at every level. Continue reading...
The 2016 Democratic National Convention was a stark contrast to the Republican Convention the week before. Here is an exploration of some of the more playful and interesting word choices. Continue reading...