Nature and nurture: why do boys and girls behave differently?

The Conversation - Gehan Roberts "New evidence is emerging that [...]

March 5th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Behavior, Children, Creativity, Current Events, Early Education, Education, Elementary School, Family, Gender, Health, Parenting|Tags: Education, schools|

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Children denied joy of nature, says National Trust

The BBC News - Staff Writer "Children are being denied [...]

March 5th, 2012|Categories: Behavior, Children, Current Events, Curriculum, Early Education, Education, Elementary School, England, Great Britain (UK), Health, Learning, Parenting, Playing, Research, Secondary School, United Kingdom|Tags: Education, schools|

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Pointing helps preschoolers understand the world: study

The Star - Debra Black "Pointing may be an important [...]

March 5th, 2012|Categories: Behavior, Canada, Children, Creativity, Current Events, Early Education, Learning, Parenting, Research, Virginia|Tags: Education, schools|

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Silence is not so golden in the modern library

The Sydney Morning Herald - Catherine Armitage "The State Librarian [...]

March 5th, 2012|Categories: Australia, Behavior, Children, Computer, Current Events, Curriculum, Digital Learning, Early Education, Education, Learning|Tags: Education, schools|

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In public vs. voucher debate, focus on individual schools

The Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal Sentinel - Alan J. Borsuk "Five years [...]

March 5th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Charter School, Children, Current Events, Curriculum, Early Education, Education, Elementary School, Government, Learning, Public School, Secondary School, Vouchers, Wisconsin|Tags: Education, schools|

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Mile High United Way funds literacy programs to serve 24,000 more kids under age 8 Read more: Mile High United Way funds literacy programs to serve 24,000 more kids under age 8

The Denver Post - Yesenia Robles "Eleven programs across Colorado [...]

March 5th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Children, Colorado, Early Education, Education, Elementary School, Government, Grants, Learning, Literacy, Reading, Spelling|Tags: Education, schools|

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Teaching kids to be ‘digital citizens’ (not just ‘digital natives’)

The Washington Post - Valerie Strauss "Yes, most young people [...]

March 5th, 2012|Categories: Accountability, Behavior, Children, Digital Learning, Early Education, Education, Family, Internet, Learning, Parenting, Secondary School|Tags: Education, schools|

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Homework guidelines scrapped to give headteachers greater freedom

The Guardian - Jeevan Vasagar "Ministers have scrapped guidelines setting [...]

March 5th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Behavior, Children, Current Events, Curriculum, Early Education, Education, Elementary School, England, Government, Great Britain (UK), Homework, Learning, Politics, Secondary School, Teacher, United Kingdom|Tags: Education, schools|

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Qatar students get set for World Science Day

The Gulf Times - Peter Townson "As the World Education [...]

March 5th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Children, Creativity, Current Events, Digital Learning, Early Education, Education, Elementary School, Innovation, Internet, Learning, Literacy, Math, Middle East, Qatar, Science, Secondary School, Spelling, Technology|Tags: schools|

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Why school should be funnier

The Washington Post - Valerie Strauss "I take teaching very [...]

March 3rd, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Behavior, Children, Creativity, Current Events, Curriculum, Early Education, Education, High School, Learning, Middle School, Secondary School|Tags: Education, schools|

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