Hi there, this is the Common Ground Classroom. I'm Kris Karlin and this is Episode ONE!

I'm obsessed with all things parenting, school and community. I'm here to help you find a common ground with the struggles and successes that go on between school, family and your community.

I'm a California educator, who blends my experiences as a classroom teacher, school leader and mom to help connect parents, teachers and the community to help our children and teachers THRIVE.

In today's episode, we talk about why it can be so hard to know how our kids are doing in school. I talk about the THREE most essential skills that every third grader and older student should have mastered and how YOU, the parent or teacher, can move the needle towards academic success.

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