Helping children achieve more in school

Medical X-Press - Staff Writer "Not all children do well [...]

December 7th, 2016|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, School, School Accountability, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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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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School Accountability and the Infinite Information Problem

Education Next - Andy Smarick "There are obvious dangers associated [...]

December 5th, 2016|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Data, Data Analytics, Education, Learning, News, School, School Accountability, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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The Cult of Finland: What American Schools CAN’T Learn From International Comparisons

The 74 Million - Matt Barnum "Tuesday’s release of the [...]

December 5th, 2016|Categories: Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Finland, K-12, Learning, News, School, School Accountability, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Dyslexia: The Learning Disability That Must Not Be Named

NPR - Gabrielle Emanuel "As the most common learning disability [...]

December 4th, 2016|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Dyslexia, Education, Learning, News, School, School Accountability, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Report: States not making the grade on report cards

E-School News - Staff Writer "States are failing to effectively [...]

December 2nd, 2016|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Grade Level, Grades, Grading, Learning, News, School, School Accountability, School District, School Rankings, States, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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10 Hour of Code and computer science resources

E-School News - Laura Ascione Devaney "Every year in December, [...]

December 2nd, 2016|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Coding, Computer, Computer Science, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, School, School Accountability, 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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Fake News Isn’t Just an Internet Problem, It’s a Classroom Crisis. A New Push for Media Literacy

The 74 Million - Tim Newcomb "Alarm over the ease [...]

December 1st, 2016|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Civic Engagement, Civics, Current Events, Curriculum, Education, K-12, Learning, News, School, School Accountability, Social Media, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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