What happened to all the teachers?

The Las Vegas Sun - Ian Whitaker "Clark County’s teacher [...]

April 13th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Las Vegas, Nevada, Teacher Retention, Teacher Training, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Judge wants to send those in cheating scandal to jail

USA Today - Duffie Dixon "Fulton County District Attorney Paul [...]

April 13th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Atlanta, Cheating, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Georgia, Learning, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Training, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Everything in moderation. Even homework?

The Atlanta Journal Constitution - Maureen Downey "In talking to [...]

April 12th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Current Events, Education, Homework, Learning, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Teacher, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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College pushes for more STEM teachers

E-School News - Suzanne Baker "A university is doing its [...]

April 11th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, College/University, Current Events, Education, Illinois, Learning, STEM, Teacher, Teacher Training, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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How school can save you from teenage traumas

The Telegraph - Eleanor Doughty " Teenage life can be [...]

April 11th, 2015|Categories: Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Britain, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, England, Great Britain (UK), Learning, School, Teacher, Teaching, Teens, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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High-Quality Teachers and Leaders Around the World: From Rhetoric to Action

Education Week - Vivien Stewart "The fifth International Summit on [...]

April 8th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Education, Global, International, Teacher, Teacher Training, Teaching|Tags: Education, School|

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STEM teaching toolkit supports deeper learning

Education Next - Alex Cornacchini "A new STEM teaching toolkit [...]

April 7th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, STEM, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Why can’t we have more teachers like the ones we loved?

The Washington Post - Jay Mathews "My favorite teacher, Al [...]

April 6th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Learning, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Training, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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The Problem With Math Problems: We’re Solving Them Wrong

The New York Times - Jessica Lahey "As I’m not [...]

April 4th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Math, Mathematics, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Evaluations, Teacher Training, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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The science of spring: how a change of seasons can boost classroom learning

The Guardian - Judy Willis "The seasonal change of winter [...]

April 3rd, 2015|Categories: Brain, Health, Homework, Motivation, Outdoors, Sleep, Sleep Deprivation, Students, Teaching|Tags: Education, School|

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