How to talk to your children about a school shooting

Reuters - Sharon Begley and Julie Steenhuysen "“When parents ask [...]

December 15th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Behavior, Brain, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Connecticut, Culture, Current Events, Education, Elementary School, Learning, News, Parenting, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Children’s Reading Skills Suffer if They Have TVs in their Bedroom and Own Mobile Phone

ChildUp - John ChildUp "Children with TVs in their bedrooms [...]

December 12th, 2012|Categories: Behavior, Bullying, Children, England, Literacy, Nutrition, Reading, Social Media, Television|Tags: Education, School|

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How does US compare in math, science, reading? Younger students do better

The Christian Science Monitor - Amanda Paulson "Two international studies [...]

December 11th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Behavior, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Creativity, Critical Thinking, Culture, Current Events, Curriculum, Education, Elementary School, English, K-12, Learning, Math, Mathematics, News, Reading, Science, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Physical Fitness Linked to Student Performance, Study Finds

Education News - Julia Lawrence "Physical fitness isn’t just a [...]

December 11th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Behavior, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Culture, Current Events, Curriculum, Education, Exercise, Health, Learning, News, Physical Education, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Five More States to Get Race to the Top Early Learning Funds

Education News - Julia Lawrence "The Race to the Top [...]

December 11th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Behavior, Budget, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Colorado, Creativity, Current Events, Curriculum, Early Education, Education, Elementary School, Illinois, Learning, Low Income, Low Performing, New Mexico, News, Oregon, Preschool, Teacher, United States (U.S.), Wisconsin|Tags: Education, schools|

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Study shows Canadian Grade 4s among top readers, yet still lack sleep, food

The Star - Louise Brown "But a startling number of [...]

December 11th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Behavior, Canada, Child Development, Childhood Education, Childhood Obesity, Children, Culture, Current Events, Curriculum, Education, Learning, News, Nutrition, Reading, Teacher|Tags: Education, schools|

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Does Suspending Students Work?

Time - Christopher J. Ferguson " As Pamela Fenning and [...]

December 10th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Attendance, Behavior, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Culture, Current Events, Discipline, Education, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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U.S. Education Is Getting Left Behind

The Huffington Post - Andreas Schleicher "The U.S. is now [...]

December 10th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Behavior, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, College/University, Education, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Walk to school helps families connect

The Toronto Star - Kristin Rushowy "Apart from all of [...]

December 10th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Attendance, Behavior, Canada, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Culture, Education, Family, Learning, Moms, News, Parenting, Teacher|Tags: Education, schools|

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Africa: A Desk for Every Child

All Africa - Rebecca Sweetman "Given the infrastructure shortages that [...]

December 10th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Africa, Behavior, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Education, Learning, Mozambique, News, Poverty, Teacher|Tags: Education, schools|

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