Parents have duty to play with children, says Hunt

BBC - Staff Writer "Children are arriving at school unable [...]

May 2nd, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Brain, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Early Education, Education, England, Great Britain (UK), Learning, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|

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Prioritizing early education

Pensacola Today - Shannon Nickinson "The students in Emily Ellis’ [...]

May 2nd, 2015|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Early Education, Education, Florida, Learning, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Pensacola, Preteens, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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EDUCATION: Parents, students work to master new math

The Press Enterprise - Stephen Wall "David Ontiveros listened as [...]

May 2nd, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, California, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Math, Mathematics, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Your child’s health: Seasonal allergies

Fox 8 - Maria Scali "The flowers have sprung and [...]

May 2nd, 2015|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Health, Learning, Parenting, Parents, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Self-image matters: Helping kids see themselves as readers

The Washington Post - Valerie Strauss "Earlier this week I [...]

May 1st, 2015|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Books, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Learning, Literacy, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Reading, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Study: Parents Distractions Lead to Risky Play Behavior

Education News - Grace Smith "According to materials from the [...]

May 1st, 2015|Categories: Children, Parents, Parks, Playing|Tags: Education, School|

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Why Financial Literacy Courses Often Flunk

Nerdwallet - Emily Starbuck Crone "As April – National Financial [...]

April 30th, 2015|Categories: Education, Financial Literacy, Math, Money, Parents, Savings, School, Skills, Video Games|Tags: Education, School|

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What’s the latest in treating childhood obesity?

Philly.com - Peter Bidey, DO "Recently, the Canadian Taskforce on [...]

April 30th, 2015|Categories: Child Development, Childhood Obesity, Children, Diet, Exercise, Obesity, Parenting, Parents|Tags: Education, School|

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Reading to young kids may change brain activation

Reuters - Kathryn Doyle "Reading to small children may help [...]

April 29th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Books, Child Development, Childhood Education, Current Events, Early Education, Learning, Literacy, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Reading, Teacher|Tags: Education, schools|

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Stanford Study Shows Dramatic Math Improvement From Playing Video Games Just 10 Minutes Per Day

Forbes - Jordan Shapiro "Third graders played for just 10 [...]

April 28th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Current Events, Learning, Math, Mathematics, Parenting, Parents, Teacher|Tags: Education, schools|

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