School failures and lack of jobs could lead to more riots, warns head of Prince Charles’s institute

The Telegraph - Julie Henry "Schools are failing to teach [...]

February 12th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Behavior, Children, Current Events, Curriculum, Early Education, Education, Elementary School, England, Great Britain (UK), High School, Learning, Math, Middle School, Reading, Science, Secondary School, United Kingdom|Tags: Education, schools|

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Chief scientist’s mission: spicing up maths and science

The Sydney Morning Herald - Bianca Hall "Professor Chubb, the [...]

February 12th, 2012|Categories: Australia, Current Events, Curriculum, Education, High School, Incentives, Innovation, Learning, Math, Science, Secondary School|Tags: Education, schools|

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No Child Left Behind waivers: five ways education will change

The Christian Science Monitor - Stacy Teicher Khadaroo "President Obama [...]

February 11th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Children, Current Events, Curriculum, Education, Elementary School, High School, Learning, Middle School, Secondary School, Testing|Tags: Education, schools|

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Numeracy Campaign Targets British Math Drop Out Rate

The Education News - B. A. Birch "A numeracy campaign [...]

February 9th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Education, High School, Math, Performance, United Kingdom|Tags: Education, School|

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College Board Reports to the Nation on Advanced Placement

The Quick & the Ed - Elena Silva "We’re getting [...]

February 8th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, College/University, Education, High School, Performance, Testing, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, School|

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Obama Rekindles State Debates on Dropout Age

Education Week - Lesli A. Maxwell "President Barack Obama's call [...]

February 7th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Attendance, Behavior, Current Events, Curriculum, Education, Government, High School, Learning, Secondary School|Tags: Education, schools|

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World’s youth fear a future without jobs

The Daily Telegraph - Staff Writer "THE world's young increasingly [...]

February 7th, 2012|Categories: Accountability, Behavior, Career, Children, Current Events, Curriculum, Education, England, Government, Great Britain (UK), High School, Jobs, Learning, Secondary School, United Kingdom|Tags: Education, schools|

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Education failings will cost us dearly, says Nobel Prize winner for physics Brian Schmidt

The Australian - Joe Kelly and Milanda Rout "AUSTRALIA'S Nobel [...]

February 7th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Australia, Current Events, Curriculum, Education, High School, Math, Science, Secondary School|Tags: Education, schools|

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‘Failure week’ at top girls’ school to build resilience

The BBC News - Judith Burns "A top girls' school [...]

February 5th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Behavior, Creativity, Current Events, Curriculum, Education, England, Great Britain (UK), High School, Learning, Secondary School, United Kingdom|Tags: Education, schools|

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Work experience ‘cuts dropout rate’

The BBC News - Staff Writer "The more young people [...]

February 5th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Behavior, Current Events, Curriculum, Education, Employment, England, Great Britain (UK), High School, Jobs, Learning, United Kingdom|Tags: Education, schools|

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