Don’t blame poor children for their poor education – give them good schools

The Guardian - Deborah Orr "A new report says white [...]

June 21st, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Behavior, Britain, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Early Education, Education, Elementary School, England, Great Britain (UK), Learning, Low Income, Low Performing, News, Poverty, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Fine ‘bad parents’, says Ofsted boss

BBC - Katherine Sellgren "Head teachers in England should be [...]

June 17th, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Behavior, Britain, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, England, Great Britain (UK), Learning, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Teacher|Tags: Education, schools|

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Helping toddlers acquire language: Understanding verb meanings

The Examiner - Sharon Gloger Friedman "A new study from [...]

June 14th, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Behavior, Chicago, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Language, Language Immersion, Learning, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Teacher, United States (U.S.), Vocabulary, Word Comprehension|Tags: Education, schools|

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Closing the vocabulary gap one word at a time

The Miami Herald - CINDY HENSLEY MCCAIN AND ROBERTO LLAMAS [...]

June 9th, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Behavior, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Early Education, Education, Kindergarten, Learning, News, Preschool, Teacher, United States (U.S.), Vocabulary|Tags: Education, schools|

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Juvenile Prison Stats Reveal American Attitudes Towards Kids

Education News - Julia Steiny "But why is the most [...]

June 7th, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Behavior, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Discipline, Education, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Bullying Still a Major Problem in Schools

Education News - Rebecca Stimmler "Even after the new standards [...]

May 23rd, 2014|Categories: Behavior, Bullying, Mental Health, School, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, School|

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It is time to embrace gender differences

News Herald - Juliann Talkington The statistics are alarming. According [...]

May 19th, 2014|Categories: ADHD, Behavior, Boys, Children, Education, Gender, Girls, Juliann Talkington, Learning, School, Talkington|Tags: Education, School|

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Reading for fun drops dramatically among teens, report says

The Mercury News - Sharon Noguchi "Reading among children is [...]

May 12th, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Behavior, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Reading, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Pregnant? Less TV Might Be Good for Baby’s Health

Health - Kathleen Doheny "When an expectant mom regularly eats [...]

May 6th, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Behavior, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Learning, Moms, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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A Link Between Fidgety Boys and a Sputtering Economy

The New York Times - David Leonhardt "The behavior gap [...]

April 29th, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Behavior, Boys, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Gender, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|

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