Teacher collaboration leads to Common Core math success

Ed Source - Theresa Harrington "Fifth-grade math teacher Wei Zhang [...]

March 17th, 2017|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, California, Childhood Education, Children, Collaboration, Common Core Standards, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, San Francisco, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Training, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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California School Dashboard charts path to education improvements

The San Diego Union Tribune - Deborah Sullivan Brennan "California [...]

March 16th, 2017|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, California, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, School, School Accountability, School District, School Rankings, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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No taxes for teachers: California tries to hold on to good educators

The Christian Science Monitor - Weston Williams "A new bill [...]

March 15th, 2017|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, California, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, School, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Retention, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Lighting the way for STEM students

The Ventura County Star - Ramon Flores "I found the [...]

March 12th, 2017|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Business, California, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Hispanic, Latino, Learning, News, STEM, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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STEAM education starts early with the right books

The News and Observer - Susie Wilde "STEAM (Science, Technology, [...]

February 27th, 2017|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Performance, Accountability, Books, California, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Early Education, Education, Learning, News, Orange County, Parenting, Parents, STEAM, STEM, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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California students again rank 5th in latest AP exam scores

Ed Source - Fermin Leal "Three out of 10 of [...]

February 22nd, 2017|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Advanced Placement, California, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, High School, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Parents Can’t Wait For Traditional Schools To Fix Themselves. That’s Why We Choose Charters

The Huffington Post - Ana Beatriz Cholo "Last year I [...]

February 17th, 2017|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, California, Charter School, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Low Income, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, School, School Accountability, School Choice, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Rethinking classroom design to promote creativity and collaboration

Ed Source - Michael Collier "One area that has remained [...]

February 17th, 2017|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, California, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Classroom, Collaboration, Creativity, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Marin Voice: The case for bilingual education — why not Mandarin Chinese?

The Marin Independent Journal - Jie Zheng "Dual-language immersion is [...]

February 13th, 2017|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Bilingual, Brain development and Language, California, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Foreign Language, Language, language and academic achievement, Language Arts, Language Immersion, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Instead of digital devices, a push to get books into the hands of young readers

Ed Source - Carolyn Jones "With her wide smile and [...]

February 10th, 2017|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Books, California, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Libraries, Literacy, literature, News, Reading, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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