Lost amid affluence, students find a way back

The Sydney Morning Herald - Benjamin Preiss "Ms Stathopoulos runs [...]

July 23rd, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Attendance, Australia, Behavior, Childhood Education, Children, Education, Elementary School, Learning, Low Income, Parenting, Poverty, Teacher|Tags: Education, schools|

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Team sports seen as key factor in preventing childhood obesity

The New York Daily News - Staff Writer "Children who [...]

July 21st, 2012|Categories: Behavior, Child Development, Childhood Obesity, Children, Current Events, Education, Exercise, Health, News, Nutrition, Physical Education, Playing, Sports, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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A Fresh Look at What School Menus Can Be

The New York Times - Dan Frosch "With new federal [...]

July 21st, 2012|Categories: Accountability, Behavior, Childhood Obesity, Children, Colorado, Education, Health, Learning, News, Nutrition, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Adoring dads help babies behave better, study suggests

BBC - Judith Burns "Babies whose fathers engage positively with [...]

July 19th, 2012|Categories: Behavior, Child Development, Children, United Kingdom|Tags: Education, School|

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Nigeria: Okonjo-Iweala Faults Structure of Nigeria’s Educational System

All Africa - Obinna Chima "The minister called for a [...]

July 17th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Africa, Behavior, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Critical Thinking, Current Events, Curriculum, Education, Government, Korea, Learning, News, Nigeria, Teacher|Tags: Education, schools|

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China seeks education link with San Diego

UT San Diego - Maureen Magee "As China continues its [...]

July 16th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Behavior, California, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, China, College/University, Critical Thinking, Current Events, Curriculum, Education, Kindergarten, Learning, Mandarin, News, San Diego, Teacher, Uncategorized, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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How computers can hurt schools

The Washington Post - Jay Mathews "Those who hope 21st [...]

July 16th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Behavior, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Computer, Current Events, Curriculum, Detroit, Education, Learning, Literacy, Michigan, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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At-risk families reboot lifestyles to nip an obesity epidemic

The Santa Fe New Mexican - Deborah Busemeyer "Obesity has [...]

July 15th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Behavior, Child Development, Childhood Education, Childhood Obesity, Children, Current Events, Education, Exercise, Health, Learning, New Mexico, News, Nutrition, Uncategorized, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Don’t Blame Obesity for Poor Academic Performance, Study Suggests

Education Week - Bryan Toporek "Is there a causal relationship [...]

July 15th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Behavior, Child Development, Childhood Obesity, Children, Education, Exercise, Health, Learning, News, Nutrition, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Parents Are an ‘Untapped Resource’ to Push STEM, Study Says

Education Week - Erik Robelen Writer "Sometimes a little effort [...]

July 15th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Behavior, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Curriculum, Education, Engineering, Family, Learning, Math, Mathematics, News, Parenting, Science, Science & Technology, Teacher, Technology, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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