How Transparent is School Data When Parents Can’t Find it or Understand it?

KQED News Mind/Shift - Jenny Abamu "Data has become particularly [...]

June 26th, 2018|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Data, Data Analytics, Education, Learning, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, School, School Accountability, Students, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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One year of school comes with an IQ bump, meta-analysis shows

Science Daily - Staff Writer "A year of schooling leaves [...]

June 24th, 2018|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Intelligence, Learning, News, Parenting, Parents, School, Students, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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5 Tips for Kindergarten Pacing

Edutopia - Thomas Dittl "When I first set out to [...]

June 23rd, 2018|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Early Education, Education, Kindergarten, Learning, News, Parenting, Parents, School, School Accountability, Students, Teacher, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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The Guardian view on mobile phones: schools are better without them

The Guardian - Editorial "There are three kinds of damage [...]

June 23rd, 2018|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Performance, Accountability, Britain, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, England, Great Britain (UK), Learning, News, Parenting, Parents, School, School Accountability, Students, Teacher, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Children face mental health epidemic, say teachers

The Guardian - Denis Campbell "Britain’s schoolchildren are suffering from [...]

June 23rd, 2018|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Britain, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, England, Great Britain (UK), Learning, Mental Health, News, Parenting, Parents, School, Students, Teacher, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Literacy as a 21st- Century Survival Skill

Language Magazine - Brooke Foged and Jenny Hammock "In today’s [...]

June 21st, 2018|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Early Education, Education, Learning, Literacy, literature, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Reading, School, School Accountability, Students, Teacher, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Reading Illustrated Story Books ‘Just Right’

Language Magazine - Staff Writer "A new study, “Goldilocks Effect? [...]

June 21st, 2018|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Books, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Literacy, literature, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Reading, School, School Accountability, Students, Teacher, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Why it’s OK for bilingual children to mix languages

Medical X-Press - Chisato Danjo "Few would consider mastering more [...]

June 21st, 2018|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Bilingual, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Foreign Language, Language, language and academic achievement, Language Arts, Language Immersion, Languages, Learning, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Building a Sense of Community With Music

Edutopia - Chesley Talissé "Community is a fundamental aspect of [...]

June 21st, 2018|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Music, Music Training, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, School, School Accountability, Students, Teacher, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Parents urged to set boundaries around children’s use of the internet

The Guardian - Sally Weale "The culture secretary has said [...]

June 20th, 2018|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Britain, Child Development, Children, Current Events, Education, England, Great Britain (UK), Internet, Learning, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, United Kingdom|Tags: Education, schools|

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