Today’s Students May Be Emotionally Unprepared

The New York Times - MARC BRACKETT "Regardless of all [...]

July 31st, 2016|Categories: Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Emotions, High School, Higher Education, Learning, News, Teacher, Teens, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Think counting on your fingers is dumb? Think again.

The Washington Post - Nancy Szokan "Adults tend to want [...]

July 30th, 2016|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Brain development, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Math, Mathematics, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Once all but left for dead, is cursive handwriting making a comeback?

The Washington Post - Joe Heim "Cursive writing was supposed [...]

July 30th, 2016|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Cursive, Education, Handwriting, Learning, News, School, School Accountability, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Schools nurture students’ agriculture interests

USA Today - Stephanie Anderson Witmer "A dozen students in [...]

July 30th, 2016|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Agriculture, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Gardens, Learning, News, School, STEM, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Tim Peake: We need to tell young people they can reach for the stars

The Telegraph - Boudicca Fox-Leonard "There was a time when [...]

July 30th, 2016|Categories: Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Britain, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, England, Great Britain (UK), Learning, News, School, Science, Science & Technology, Space Station, STEM, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Secret Teacher: parents, I wish I could tell you how brilliant your children are

The Guardian - Staff Writer "After years of teaching, I [...]

July 30th, 2016|Categories: Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Behavior, Britain, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, England, Grades, Great Britain (UK), Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Advantages of a bilingual brain

Michigan State University - Tracy Trautner "Why would we want [...]

July 29th, 2016|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Bilingual, Brain development, Brain development and Language, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Foreign Language, Language, language and academic achievement, Language Immersion, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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European royals turning their hand to Mandarin

China Daily - Fu Jing "The Dutch people have applauded [...]

July 29th, 2016|Categories: Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Bilingual, Childhood Education, Children, China, Chinese, Current Events, Education, Europe, Learning, Mandarin, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Bill calls for California high schools to award ‘Seal of STEM’ to proficient graduates

Ed Source - Fermin Leal "California high school graduates who [...]

July 29th, 2016|Categories: Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, California, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Diploma, Education, High School, Learning, News, STEM, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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America needs to support STEM education. Here are three ways business can make it happen

Fox News - Talia Milgrom-Elcott and Blair Blackwell "Five years [...]

July 28th, 2016|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Business, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, School, School Accountability, STEM, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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