Too much or too little school discipline? Data often at odds with teacher, parent experiences

The Atlanta Journal Constitution - Maureen Downey "Nothing brings out [...]

February 24th, 2015|Categories: Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Atlanta, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Discipline, Education, Georgia, Learning, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, School, School District, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Making the Grade: Dual-immersion students learning en español

The Atlanta Journal Constitution - H.M. Cauley "Two years ago, [...]

January 27th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Atlanta, Bilingual, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Dual-language, Education, Foreign, Foreign Language, Georgia, Language, Language Immersion, Learning, News, Spanish, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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To improve education outcomes, advocates urge school choice for all students.

The Atlanta Journal Constitution - Maureen Downey "This is the [...]

January 24th, 2015|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, African American, Atlanta, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Georgia, Learning, News, School, School Choice, School District, School Voucher, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Research shows black students punished more severely. Why don’t schools believe it and fix it?

The Atlanta Journal Constitution - Maureen Downey "During the 2011-2012 [...]

December 28th, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, African American, Atlanta, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Discipline, Education, Georgia, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Atlanta educators face trial in widespread cheating scandal

Reuters - David Beasley "(Reuters) - The trial of a [...]

August 12th, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Atlanta, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Georgia, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Gifted education: Georgia is not only place struggling to get it right

The Atlanta Journal Constitution - Maureen Downey "Georgia isn’t the [...]

July 20th, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Atlanta, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Georgia, Gifted, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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If students arrive far behind in high school, few catch up

The Atlanta Journal Constitution - Maureen Downey "I recently talked [...]

June 1st, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Atlanta, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Georgia, High School, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Teacher Appreciation Day: Google Atlanta chooses to fund wish lists of 356 metro teachers

The Atlanta Journal Constitution - Maureen Downey "In celebration of [...]

May 6th, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Atlanta, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Georgia, Learning, News, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Autonomy, Teacher Salary, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Tracking: Should we get all kids on the same track?

The Atlanta Journal Constitution - Maureen Downey "Are enough American [...]

April 13th, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Atlanta, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Georgia, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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School choice: Parents want it. Can Fulton provide it under leadership of Dr. Avossa?

The Atlanta Journal Constitution - Maureen Downey "Here are some [...]

November 30th, 2013|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Atlanta, Charter School, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Georgia, Learning, News, School, School Choice, School District, School Voucher, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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