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Rachel Stack

Rachel serves as Great Minds' Chief Academic Officer. She leads a team of teacher–writers who craft coherent, knowledge-rich content. Rachel joined Great Minds in 2015 after serving as vice president, Literacy Content and Instruction, for Scholastic Education. She has more than decade of experience as a teacher. Rachel began her career teaching third and eighth grade in New York City. She then taught high school world and American literature in Pittsburgh. Rachel received a bachelor’s degree in English literature from Vassar College as well as a master’s degree in secondary education from Hunter College, City University of New York.

Rachel Stack

Beyond Professional Development: Investing in Teachers and Leaders

When you make a large investment in a curricular change—particularly with a high-quality curriculum like Eureka Math®—it’s worth the additional...

Engineering: What are the unforeseen benefits?

Many educators have heard before that students need to engage in the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) Science and Engineering Practices to...

How do phenomena support knowledge building?

Where can we find shadows? Can we see during a blackout? Can we see objects inside a cave without a light source? What do these questions have in...

Teachability: Curriculum Designed to Allow Teachers to Focus on What Matters Most—The Students.

The first time I opened a Teach book from Eureka Math2™, I was blown away by how easy it was to use. Everything I needed to support students was...

Science Curriculum Excites Students and Teachers

Teachers and students in Lincoln Parish Schools in northern Louisiana agree: PhD Science® is great. The district started using the elementary school...

How to Help Students Build Deep Understanding of Math Concepts

The education field has seen decades of scrutiny, debate, and reform that has centered on the importance of procedural fluency versus conceptual...

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