Why America should care about its students’ lackluster performance on the global PISA tests

The Hechinger Report - Robert Rothman "Once again, results from [...]

December 7th, 2016|Categories: Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, PISA, School, School Accountability, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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How to Usher in a Wave of Entrepreneurship in Education

The Observer - Richard Hecker "Our education system defines our [...]

December 6th, 2016|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Parenting, Parents, School, School Accountability, School Choice, School District, School Voucher, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Hidden calories on the KIDS menu: Study warns child-friendly restaurant options are packed full of excessive fat and sugar

The Daily Mail - Mia De Graaf "The majority of [...]

December 6th, 2016|Categories: Child Development, Childhood Education, Childhood Obesity, Children, Current Events, Diet, Education, Food, Health, News, Nutrition, Parenting, Parents, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Real Parents, Real Talk About Kids And Screens

NPR - Elissa Nadworny and Anya Kamenetz "We live in [...]

December 6th, 2016|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Now possible: a family night of coding in every elementary school

Ed Source - John Fensterwald "When they check their email [...]

December 5th, 2016|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, California, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Coding, Current Events, Education, Family, Family Engagement, Learning, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Want healthy kids? Microbiologists advise letting them play in the mud, getting a dog

Omaha Live - Nancy Szokan "If you read about children’s [...]

December 4th, 2016|Categories: Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Family, Family Engagement, Health, Learning, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Can a child who starts kindergarten with few reading or math skills catch up?

The Los Angeles Times - Teresa Watanabe "Giuliana is not [...]

December 4th, 2016|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, California, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Early Education, Education, Hispanic, Kindergarten, Learning, Math, Mathematics, News, Parenting, Parents, Preschool, Reading, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Cramer says to get involved! The best way to get your child excited about investing

CNBC - Abigail Stevenson "Jim Cramer loves the public school [...]

December 3rd, 2016|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Financial Education, Financial Literacy, Learning, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Break your child from these 7 harmful health habits

Fox News - Julie Revelant "Thumb sucking, picky eating and [...]

December 2nd, 2016|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Behavior, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Family, Family Engagement, Learning, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Toymakers want to bring STEM to playtime, filling gaps from schools

The Chicago Tribune - Cheryl V. Jackson "The toy industry [...]

December 1st, 2016|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Chicago, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Illinois, Learning, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, School, School Accountability, STEM, Teacher, Toys, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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