One man’s uphill fight to stem childhood obesity

The L.A. Times - Soumya Karlamangla "Last year, Khananashvili started [...]

August 9th, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, California, Childhood Education, Childhood Obesity, Children, Current Events, Education, Health, Learning, Los Angeles, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Boost in California Education Budget Not Reflected in Results

Education News - Kristin Decarr "Despite a continually increasing budget, [...]

August 7th, 2014|Categories: Budget, California, Education, Government, Math, NAEP, Reading|Tags: Education, School|

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5 things NOT to say to your kids (and why)

The Mercury News - Jessica Yadegaran "So we enlisted three [...]

August 3rd, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Brain, California, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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SD schools look to reduce suspensions, expulsions

UT San Diego - Maureen Magee "Starting in September, teachers [...]

August 3rd, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Bullying, California, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Discipline, Education, Learning, News, San Diego, School, School District, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Nonprofit group’s class teaches youths basic skills for college

The L.A. Times - Jason Song "Davis is one of [...]

August 3rd, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, African American, After-School Program, California, College Degree, College-prep, College/University, Current Events, Education, High School, Higher Education, Learning, Los Angeles, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Teacher Tenure Lawsuits Spread From California To New York

NPR - Beth Fertig, Anya Kamenetz, and Claudio Sanchez "Why [...]

July 29th, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, California, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Moms, New York, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Autonomy, Teacher Evaluations, Teacher Retention, Teacher Salary, Teacher Training, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Summer camp disparities widen achievement gap

The Mercury News - Sharon Noguchi "The stark contrast between [...]

July 29th, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, 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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Torlakson Sees Rise in Bi-Literacy

SCV News - Press Release "Nearly 25,000 graduating high school [...]

July 18th, 2014|Categories: Bilingual, California, Employment, Foreign Language, Graduates, High School, Second Language, Skills|Tags: Education, School|

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Beyond the Factory Model

Education Next - Joanna Jacobs "Like many high-poverty middle schools, [...]

July 15th, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, 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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California Community College Students Taking Longer To Graduate

Education News - Kristin Decarr "A study released this week [...]

July 11th, 2014|Categories: California, Community College, Degree, Financial Aid, Graduates, Remedial, Students|Tags: Education, School|

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