Proposed federal, state accountability systems could again clash

Ed Source - John Fensterwald "Differences in proposed federal and [...]

August 2nd, 2016|Categories: Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, California, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Bill calls for California high schools to award ‘Seal of STEM’ to proficient graduates

Ed Source - Fermin Leal "California high school graduates who [...]

July 29th, 2016|Categories: Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, California, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Diploma, Education, High School, Learning, News, STEM, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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As deadline looms, California struggles to finalize new school accountability system

Ed Source - Louis Freedberg "California is on the verge [...]

July 28th, 2016|Categories: Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, California, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Input Compassion Output Results

The Huffington Post - Regina Jackson "Imagine a classroom blustering [...]

July 26th, 2016|Categories: Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Books, California, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Literacy, literature, News, Reading, Reading Difficulties, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Kids in crisis: One-third of California 11th-graders surveyed say they are chronically sad

The Mercury News - Sharon Noguchi "In a potential crisis [...]

July 24th, 2016|Categories: California, Children, Current Events, Education, Emotional Literacy, Emotions, High School, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Teacher, Teens, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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California needs not just more teachers but more master teachers

Ed Source - Derek Mitchell "California is trying to increase [...]

July 23rd, 2016|Categories: Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, California, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Evaluations, Teacher Training, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Summer and after-school programs can promote social and emotional learning

ED Source - Jennifer Peck and David Plank "When we [...]

July 20th, 2016|Categories: Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, California, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Emotional Literacy, Emotions, Learning, News, School, School Accountability, summer, Summer camp, Summer slide, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Suspension Ban Creates Stressed Teachers, Unruly Students in LAUSD; Lack of Support Blamed

Education World - Nicole Gorman "Many experts cite suspensions for [...]

July 19th, 2016|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, California, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Los Angeles, News, School, School Accountability, School Discipline, School District, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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What parents need to know about California’s childcare and preschool rating system

Ed Surge - Jeremy Hay In 2014, California launched the [...]

July 18th, 2016|Categories: Accountability, California, Child-care, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Early Education, Education, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Preschool, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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No more API: California revising – in a colorful way – how its schools are ranked

The Mercury News - ALMA FAUSTO Parents, students and educators [...]

July 17th, 2016|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, California, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, School, School Accountability, School Rankings, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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