Readers absorb less on Kindles than on paper, study finds

The Guardian - Alison Flood "A new study which found [...]

August 21st, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Books, Britain, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Great Britain (UK), Learning, Literacy, News, Reading, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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How to Save up to 70% on College Textbooks

Time - Laura M. Colarusso "While the cost of class [...]

August 21st, 2014|Categories: Accountability, Books, Budget, College Tuition, College-prep, College/University, Cost, Current Events, Education, News, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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YA Lit And The Gender Gap in Education

The Huffington Post - Julie Drew "More teens than ever [...]

August 19th, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Books, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Gender, Girls, Learning, Literacy, News, Reading, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Books Are Just a Start

The Huffington Post - T. Berry Brazelton "Although reading can [...]

August 12th, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Books, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Early Education, Education, Learning, Literacy, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Reading, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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It’s about quality, not quantity, when it comes to child literacy

The L.A. Times - Sandy Banks "America's doctors have joined [...]

August 11th, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Performance, Accountability, Books, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Literacy, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Reading, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Guest: 7 ways to help kids with summer reading

The Seattle Times - Dayna Provitt "Summer is a perfect [...]

August 10th, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Books, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Family, Learning, Literacy, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Reading, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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L.A. literacy program unites families, boosts kids’ reading skills

The L.A. Times - Sara Hayden "The Los Angeles Unified [...]

August 10th, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Books, California, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Literacy, Los Angeles, News, Reading, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Back to school: 12 things parents, kids should do before summer ends

Global News - Carmen Chai "For your kids, July may [...]

August 1st, 2014|Categories: Books, Children, Culture, Family, Money, Outdoors, Parents, School, summer, Technology|Tags: Education, School|

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What are the 100 books that your child should not miss?

The Christian Science Monitor - Molly Driscoll "Amazon has released [...]

July 30th, 2014|Categories: Books, Childhood Education, Children, Education, Reading|Tags: Education, School|

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32 classic books for parents and kids to read together

The Christian Science Monitor - Mary Beth McCauley "You don’t [...]

July 23rd, 2014|Categories: Books, Childhood Education, Children, Family, Parenting, Parents, Reading|Tags: Education, School|

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