2 among few pre-high schoolers to take, pass AP Biology exam

The Milwaukee Wisconsin Journal-Sentinel - Jim McLaughlin "Classmates Tim Leplae-Arthur [...]

July 29th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Admissions, Advanced Placement, Children, College-prep, College/University, Education, Learning, Milwaukee, News, Science, Science & Technology, Teacher, United States (U.S.), Vouchers, Wisconsin|Tags: Education, schools|

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School failings ‘bar pupils from top degrees’

The London Telegraph - Graeme Paton "Children are failing to [...]

July 23rd, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Admissions, Children, College-prep, College/University, Education, England, Great Britain (UK), Learning, News, Teacher, United Kingdom|Tags: Education, schools|

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Florida’s education funding unfair to poor students, report says

Tampa Bay Times - Jeff Solochek "A new report from [...]

July 17th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Admissions, Children, Education, Florida, Learning, Low Income, News, Poverty, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Change is coming for good schools, too

The Milwaukee Wisconsin Journal Sentinel - Alan J. Borsuk "A [...]

July 15th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Admissions, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Critical Thinking, Current Events, Curriculum, Education, Learning, News, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Evaluations, United States (U.S.), Wisconsin|Tags: Education, schools|

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Pembroke Pines charter school waiting list grows, despite top-rated public schools

The Sun Sentinel - Heather Carney "Despite the city's top-rated [...]

July 15th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Admissions, Charter School, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Curriculum, Education, Florida, Learning, News, Parenting, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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After a false start, California school districts prepare to start a new grade level

The Mercury News - Katy Murphy "After a monthslong guessing [...]

July 8th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Achievement Gap, Admissions, California, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Curriculum, Education, Kindergarten, Learning, News, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Testing the limits

The Economist - Staff Writer "The new goal is a [...]

July 7th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Admissions, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Curriculum, Education, England, Government, Great Britain (UK), Learning, News, Reform, Singapore, Singapore Math, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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A 20-year lesson

The Economist - Staff Writer "Yet the virtue of experiments [...]

July 7th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Admissions, Charter School, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Education, Great Britain (UK), Learning, Low Income, Minority, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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English and maths ‘to be taught up to 18’

The BBC- Sean Coughlin "Pupils in England who fail to [...]

July 3rd, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Admissions, Children, Current Events, Curriculum, Education, England, English, Great Britain (UK), Learning, Math, Mathematics, News, Teacher, Testing, United Kingdom|Tags: Education, schools|

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From Woman to Girl, an Introduction to Finance

The New York Times - Paul Sullivan "A FEW weeks [...]

July 1st, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Admissions, Budget, Children, College/University, Education, Gender, Learning, New York, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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