Meet A New Day Contributing Author Dr. Linda Karges-Bone

Linda Karges-Bone, Ed.D. is a professor in the School of Education at Charleston Southern University, in Charleston, South Carolina, where she prepares future teachers and writes frequently for educational and parenting journals and other media. The author of twenty-three books, including The Educator’s Guide to Grants, Beyond Hands On: Techniques for Using Color, Scent, Taste, Touch, and Music to Enhance Learning, Grant Writing for Teachers, Middle Grade Assessment, A Guide to Long-Range Planning for Schools, and More Than Pink and Blue: How Gender Shapes Your Curriculum, Dr. Karges-Bone speaks and writes frequently on issues of curriculum, instruction, and learning styles. Her work has been published in The Reading Teacher, The SCACTE Journal, American Baby, Growing Parent, The Journal of Staff Development, The Journal of Early Education and Family Review, The Alpha Delta Kappan, The Charleston Regional Business Journal, Christian Parenting Today, Home Life Magazine, Gifted Child Today, Education Forum, Baby Talk, Dimensions, Lowcountry Parent, and other professional and popular publications.


She is a frequent television guest discussing issues pertinent to family and education and is the creator of the radio messages “Prayerful Parenting,” heard nationally on Family Radio Network. Dr. Karges-Bone has written dozens of children’s stories published in magazines for teachers and children, and is the author of a series of children’s stories on character education. Dr. Karges-Bone earned a doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of South Carolina and is a former public and private school teacher, holding current certification in the areas of special education, elementary education, and early childhood education. She was named South Carolina’s Woman of Achievement in 1999 and is a member of the ADK International Sorority of Women in Education. Dr. Karges-Bone lives in coastal South Carolina with her husband, a bio-medical engineer for General Electric Medical Systems, their two daughters, and a wild beagle named “Chewy.”