What Does Science Tell Us About Teaching Kids to Think?

The Atlantic - Daniel Willingham "...a heavy emphasis on writing [...]

October 17th, 2012|Categories: Critical Thinking, Curriculum, Reading, Research, Writing|Tags: Education, School|

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Rwanda: Involving Parents in Children’s Learning

AllAfrica.com - Susan Babijja "A new initiative has been launched [...]

October 17th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Africa, Education, Literacy, Parenting, Reading, Rwanda|Tags: Education, School|

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Investing in the future of our youth

China Daily - Qian Tang "Twenty years ago there were [...]

October 16th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, China, Chinese, Critical Thinking, Culture, Current Events, Curriculum, Education, Learning, Literacy, News, Reading, Teacher|Tags: Education, schools|

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The Kindergarten Canon

Thomas B. Fordham Institute - Michael J. Petrilli "One of [...]

October 12th, 2012|Categories: Child Development, Kindergarten, Preschool, Reading|Tags: Education, School|

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Brain connectivity predicts reading skills

Nature - Mo Costandi "The growth pattern of long-range connections [...]

October 9th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Brain, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Education, Learning, News, Reading, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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15 must-read books about K-12 education in the US

The Christian Science Monitor - Kristin Rawls "What’s really going [...]

October 6th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Critical Thinking, Culture, Current Events, Curriculum, Education, Learning, News, Parenting, Reading, Reform, School Choice, School Voucher, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Why children fail in writing

The New Zealand Herald - Vaimoana Tapaleao "About a third [...]

October 3rd, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Education, Elementary School, New Zealand, Reading, Writing|Tags: Education, School|

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Literacy skills aid in scientific creativity

The Oxford Mail - Andrew Smith "The organisation is backing [...]

September 29th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Curriculum, Education, England, Great Britain (UK), Learning, Literacy, News, Reading, Teacher|Tags: Education, schools|

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The Teacher Who Inspired Me: Mrs. Martin

The Huffington Post - Amanda Pullinger "I think that while [...]

September 27th, 2012|Categories: Critical Thinking, Education, Jobs, Reading, Teacher, Teaching, Writing|Tags: Education, School|

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Why Third Grade Is So Important: The ‘Matthew Effect’

Time - Annie Murphy Paul "Take a guess: What is [...]

September 26th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Career, Children, Education, Literacy, Reading, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, School|

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