Sometimes plunging in headfirst and barehanded is just the most efficient way to nab the nuisance lizard, says Mike Kimmel, who goes by Python Cowboy on social media.

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This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. During the years-long rollout of California transitional kindergarten, 167 community preschools have closed in L.A ...

When school resumed in August, Napa’s Vichy Elementary opened its doors to sixth graders for the first time — the latest step in a districtwide effort to reinvent schools amid declining enrollment and ...

Tom Poindexter is President of Talus Technologies, Inc., a Denver based software consulting company. Tom has authored and maintains the Sybtcl and Oratcl Tcl database extensions. Tom has 18+ years ...

TK Elevator’s private equity owners are speaking to banks as they gear up for a planned initial public offering of the company that could be one of Europe’s largest listings in recent years, people ...

The Cruz family has experienced two sides of a prekindergarten journey: one that transitions from preschool into kindergarten and one that includes transitional kindergarten, or TK, before ...

The Cruz family has experienced two sides of a prekindergarten journey: one that transitions from preschool into kindergarten and one that includes transitional kindergarten, or TK, before ...

The number of students enrolled in TK has grown each year, but it is still far less than the number of eligible 4-year-olds. With the rollout of TK, California has increased the percentage of ...

PLEASANT HILL, Calif. - The start of a new school year brings new changes to California public schools, with transitional kindergarten now universally available for the first time. The 2025-2026 ...

I can’t stand seeing energy wasted on unproductive choices in education, especially literacy, when there has been a mastery-based method tested and recognized as effective for over 100 years. I am ...

The terms “pre-K” and “TK” are popping up a lot in K-12 education circles right now, referring to pre-kindergarten or transitional kindergarten. This grade is intended as a “transition” year between ...