--- title: Teachstone Blog | CLASS & Effective Teaching Strategies | Isabella Henriksson description: Isabella Henriksson joined Teachstone after spending four years in the classroom as an English teacher. 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Join us as we engage in an ... [![](https://info.teachstone.com/hubfs/Education%20in%20an%20election%20year.jpg)](https://info.teachstone.com/blog/education-in-an-election-year?hsLang=en-us) ## [Childcare and Education In An Election Year - What You Need to Know](https://info.teachstone.com/blog/education-in-an-election-year?hsLang=en-us) By [Isabella Henriksson](https://info.teachstone.com/blog/author/isabella-henriksson) Welcome to another enlightening episode of Impacting the Classroom. Today, we are joined by Oliver Spurgeon III, an esteemed education policy ... [![](https://info.teachstone.com/hubfs/Season%204%20%2819%29.png)](https://info.teachstone.com/blog/meeting-every-childs-need?hsLang=en-us) ## [Meeting every Child's need](https://info.teachstone.com/blog/meeting-every-childs-need?hsLang=en-us) By [Isabella Henriksson](https://info.teachstone.com/blog/author/isabella-henriksson) Welcome back to Teaching with CLASS®! 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