Ritalin use for ADHD soars fourfold as child psychologists warn of untested drug cocktails

The Guardian - Jamie Doward "Prescriptions of Ritalin for attention [...]

May 6th, 2012|Categories: Accountability, Behavior, Children, Current Events, Early Education, Education, Health|

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Scheme to level playing field for children gets boost

The Sydney Morning Herald - Phillip Coorey "A TUTORING program [...]

May 6th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Australia, Budget, Children, Early Education, Economy, Government, Learning, Preschool, Taxes, Tutoring|Tags: Education, schools|

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Effort puts children on reading path

Chicago Tribune - Michael Hall "According to Rose Ferguson, director [...]

May 6th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Chicago, Children, Curriculum, Early Education, Literacy, Preschool, Reading|Tags: Education, schools|

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Reading, Writing, Ready: Getting your Second-Grader Ready for Third Grade

Childup - John Childup "Third grade is the year children [...]

May 2nd, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Children, Current Events, Curriculum, Early Education, Education, Elementary School, Florida, Learning, Math, Reading, Writing|Tags: Education, schools|

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Magnets Reimagined as School Choice Option

Education Week - Nora Fleming "Once considered a solution to [...]

May 2nd, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Children, Current Events, Curriculum, Early Education, Education, Learning, Magnet School, School Choice|Tags: Education, schools|

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Children’s social skills ‘eroded by decline of family meals’

London Telegraph - Graeme Paton "Boys and girls are growing [...]

May 1st, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Behavior, Children, Early Education, Education, Family, Great Britain (UK), Parenting, United Kingdom|Tags: Education, schools|

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Maths anxiety: the numbers are mounting

The Guardian - Kate Brian "Maths anxiety, a feeling of [...]

May 1st, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Behavior, Children, Current Events, Early Education, Education, Great Britain (UK), Learning, Math|Tags: Education, schools|

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Does handwriting have a place in today’s tech-driven classrooms?

CBC News - Claire Penhorwood "However, while today's educators are [...]

May 1st, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Canada, Children, Creativity, Current Events, Curriculum, Cursive, Early Education, Education, Handwriting, Technology|Tags: Education, schools|

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The Basic Skills for Kindergarten

Childup - John Childup "Kindergarten teachers were asked to identify [...]

May 1st, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Children, Current Events, Early Education, Elementary School, Kindergarten, Learning, Teacher|Tags: Education, schools|

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When Washington Focuses on Schools

Education Week - Chester E. Finn Jr. "With trivial exceptions, [...]

May 1st, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Children, Current Events, Curriculum, Early Education, Education, Government, Science, Secondary School, Washington, D.C.|Tags: Education, schools|

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