What the country can learn from Boston about bringing the arts back to public schools

The Hechinger Report - Marinell Rousmaniere "After years of slicing [...]

March 1st, 2016|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Arts, Arts Integration, Boston, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Massachusetts, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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MIT partners with Johnson & Johnson to promote women’s STEM education

MIT News - Kimberly Haberlin "MIT and Johnson & Johnson [...]

January 10th, 2016|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Boston, Children, College and Career Readiness, College Degree, College-prep, College/University, Current Events, Education, Gender, Girls, Learning, Massachusetts, News, STEM, Teacher, United States (U.S.), Women|Tags: Education, schools|

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Number of Students Disciplined Dropped Twenty Percent This Year, Mass. State Data Says

Education World - Nicole Gorman "New state laws that have [...]

January 3rd, 2016|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Boston, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Massachusetts, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Boston Scientific steps up its involvement in STEM education

The Boston business Journal - Don Seiffert "The company recently [...]

December 21st, 2015|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Boston, Business, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Massachusetts, News, Science, Science & Technology, Scientific, STEM, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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How one urban high school climbed from worst to first — and taught Boston some key lessons about reform

The Hechinger Report - Tommy Chang and Laura Perille "School [...]

December 3rd, 2015|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Boston, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Learning, Massachusetts, News, School, School District, Teacher, Uncategorized, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Common Core Not Dead Yet

Education Next - Michael J. Petrilli "First, let’s deal with [...]

December 3rd, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Boston, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Common Core Standards, Current Events, Learning, Massachusetts, News, School, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Play Hard, Live Free: Where Wild Play Still Rules

NPR - Eric Westervelt "There are only a handful of [...]

August 4th, 2015|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, attention span, Belgium, Bilingual, Books, Boston, Budget, Burundi, California, Cambodia, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Community Service, Countries, Current Events, Detroit, Diversity, Education, K-3, Language, Learning, Oklahoma, Omaha, Outdoors, Pakistan, Parenting, Parents, Philadelphia, Physical Activity, Playing, Russia, San Francisco, Tanzania, Tax Credit, Teacher, Uncategorized, United Nations, United States, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Schools can — and should — teach more than discipline

The Seattle Times - Jerry Large "Dismantling the school-to-prison pipeline [...]

August 4th, 2015|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, After-School Program, Asia, Behavior, Bicultural, biliteracy, Boston, Bullying, Business, Cambodia, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Community College, Countries, Curiosity, Current Events, Delaware, Detroit, Discipline, Dual-language, Education, Kansas, language and academic achievement, Learning, Rwanda, San Francisco, SAT, Scandinavian, School, School Choice, School District, School Safety, Talkington, Tax Credit, Teacher, United Arab Emirates, United Nations, United States (U.S.), Wales, Walking, Washington|Tags: Education, schools|

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How to pick the right preschool for your child

The Boston Globe - Jennette Barnes " As adults begin [...]

August 2nd, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Boston, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Early Education, Learning, Massachusetts, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Preschool, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Could small tweaks reap big rewards in math education?

The Boston Globe - Kevin Hartnett " Math education in [...]

July 26th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Boston, Child Development, Childhood Education, Education, Learning, Massachusetts, Math, Mathematics, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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