Don’t Know or Don’t Care?

Education Next - Jay P. Greene "When we examine the [...]

November 1st, 2016|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, School, School Accountability, School District, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Going to School is Optional: Schools Need to Engage Students to Increase Their Lifetime Opportunities

Education Next - Susanna Loeb and Jing Liu "While just [...]

November 1st, 2016|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Absenteeism, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, School, School Accountability, School culture, School District, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Borsuk: Vouchers 2.0 could be Education Savings Accounts

The Milwaukee Wisconsin Journal Sentinel - Alan Borsuk "Keep this [...]

October 30th, 2016|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, School, School Accountability, School District, School Voucher, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Science education: US students gain a bit, but still lag

The Christian Science Monitor - Joseph Dussault "The Nation’s Report [...]

October 29th, 2016|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, School, School Accountability, Science, Science & Technology, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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School environment key to retaining teachers, promoting student achievement, study finds

Phys.ORG - Gillian Kiley "A school is more likely to [...]

October 28th, 2016|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, School, School Accountability, School culture, School District, Students, Teacher, Teacher Retention, Teacher Training, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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1 in 4 U.S. teachers are chronically absent, missing more than 10 days of school

The Washington Post - Alejandra Matos "More than 1 in [...]

October 27th, 2016|Categories: Absenteeism, Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, School, School Accountability, School culture, School District, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Training, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Want to Improve Student Achievement? Invest in Teacher Education

The Huffington Post - Pam Grossman "Former Secretary of Education [...]

October 26th, 2016|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, School, School Accountability, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Training, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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The Return Of Bilingual Education In California?

NPR - Claudio Sanchez "Nearly two decades after California banned [...]

October 26th, 2016|Categories: Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Bilingual, Brain development and Language, California, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Foreign Language, Language, language and academic achievement, Language Immersion, Languages, Learning, News, School, School Accountability, School District, Spanish, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Close your eyes and breathe: schools sign up to mindfulness

The Guardian - Rob Walker "It’s Wednesday morning and the [...]

October 25th, 2016|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Britain, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, England, Great Britain (UK), Learning, Mindfulness, News, School, School Accountability, School District, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Why A School’s Master Schedule Is A Powerful Enabler of Change

KQED News Mind/Shift - Katrina Schwartz "When Jerry Smith became [...]

October 25th, 2016|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Curriculum, Education, Leadership, Learning, News, Principal, School, School Accountability, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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