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Chris Gruhlke

Chris Gruhlke is a published author with a broad writing background covering a variety of topics, including politics, education, public safety, and technology. In 2018, he joined Edmentum as a Bid Operations Writer, where he helps to bring Edmentum’s transformational solutions to school districts across the United States.

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[Weekly Inspiration] Boy Who Lost Everything Surprised With New Toys from Schoolmates

Recently, Tennessee third grader Daniel Hunt lost all of his favorite things in a house fire. Knowing that this was something that none of them would want to go through alone, Daniel’s classmates at Philadelphia Elementary School stepped in to help.

[Weekly Inspiration] Shorty the School Bus Helps Students Build New Skills

As Bus 90-36 was about to be decommissioned after 25 years of service, Anthony Gary, the district’s Transportation Shop Foreman, proposed a new idea: a dropout recovery program that uses old busses like 90-36 to teach students new skills.

[Weekly Inspiration] Creative Ways to Get Kids to Thrive in School

For Olympia Della Flora, getting children to thrive in her Ohio school is about more than teaching them how to read and write.

[Weekly Inspiration] Student Wellness: The Great Equalizer

For Judy LoBianco, the PreK-12 health, physic

[Weekly Inspiration] Urban and Rural Students Make Friends on the Alaska Frontier

Bridging the gap between rural and urban students is a tough task nationwide.

[Weekly Inspiration] One Teacher's Hilarious Story of Overcoming His Fears and Saving His Job

The first day on the job is rough. High school English teacher Tim Manley shares a hilarious, honest, and relatable tale of his first days as a teacher.

[Weekly Inspiration] Using the Power of Art to Teach Social-Emotional Skills

As the topic of social-emotional learning becomes more and more prominent around the world, educators are looking for inventive new ways to teach these skills in their cla