Obama unveils $4.2 billion plan to teach kids computer science

The Christian Science Monitor - Corey Fedde "On Saturday, President [...]

January 31st, 2016|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Childhood Education, Children, Computer Science, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Obama, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Detroit’s struggle to write a new chapter for its schools

The Christian Science Monitor - Stacy Teicher Khadaroo "The pictures [...]

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

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School Choice Week: 5 Inspiring Neighborhood Schools that are Rewriting the Rules

The 74 Million - Mark Keierleber "At one school on [...]

January 31st, 2016|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, School, School Accountability, School Choice, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Petersen: Arts education has long-lasting benefits

The Des Moines Register - State Sen. Janet Petersen "This [...]

January 29th, 2016|Categories: Achievement Gap, Arts, Education, Fine Arts, Iowa, School, Student Engagement|Tags: Education, School|

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Cape considers dual language immersion

Delmarva Now - Jon Bleiweis "Spanish or Chinese could be [...]

January 27th, 2016|Categories: Achievement Gap, Chinese, Delaware, Dual-language, economic, Education, Elementary School, Global Workforce, Language Immersion, Skills, Spanish, World languages|Tags: Education, School|

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Snooze, you lose: five tips to start the day well

The Guardian - Bradley Busch "Getting a good night’s sleep [...]

January 26th, 2016|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Exercise, Learning, News, Sleep, Sleep Deprivation, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Staying involved in your child’s education

WPRI - Tracy Martin-Turgeon "It is important as a parent [...]

January 25th, 2016|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Computer coding valuable but not a foreign language

The Tallahassee Democrat - Johanne Deremble "You probably heard about [...]

January 25th, 2016|Categories: Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Bilingual, Childhood Education, Children, Coding, Computer, Computer Science, 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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How Can Schools Tap Into Parent Power For the Good of Students?

KQED News Mind/Shift - Zaidee Stavely "When Yesenia Gonzalez welcomed [...]

January 25th, 2016|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Classroom, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Between the ears: Basic ideas from cognitive science not reaching teachers

The Seattle Times - John Higgins "When doctors see patients [...]

January 24th, 2016|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Brain development, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Cognitive Development, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Training, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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