Charter schools: California leads nation in school openings, students

The Mercury News - Theresa Harrington "California led the country [...]

February 17th, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, California, Charter School, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Teachers still see need for cursive writing

UT San Diego - Gary Warth "With technology so prevalent [...]

February 16th, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, California, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Cursive, Education, Handwriting, Learning, News, San Diego, Teacher, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Orange County School to Receive National Academic Excellence Awards

Outside the Box - Juliann Talkington   Orange County students [...]

February 13th, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Arts, Athletics, California, Chinese, Curriculum, Education, Foreign Language, Homework, International, Language Immersion, Math, Multilingual, Orange County, Renascence School International, School, Spanish|Tags: Education, School|

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Bigger portions of Class of 2013 took and passed AP exams

The Mercury News - Sharon Noguchi "A greater portion of [...]

February 11th, 2014|Categories: 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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White students get better teachers in L.A., researcher testifies

The L.A. Times - Howard Blume "Black and Latino students [...]

February 8th, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, African American, California, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Los Angeles, Low Income, Low Performing, Minority, News, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Training, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Students’ big game is all about brains

The Orange County Register - Joanna Clay "The Super Quiz [...]

February 2nd, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, California, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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S.F. schools move away from suspensions

The San Francisco Chronicle - Jill Tucker "Like a firm [...]

January 28th, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, California, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Discipline, Education, Learning, News, San Francisco, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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L.A. Unified unprepared for computerized state test

The L.A. Times - Howard Blume "A internal survey finds [...]

January 28th, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, California, Childhood Education, Children, Computer, Current Events, Education, Internet, Learning, Los Angeles, News, Online, Orange County, School District, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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In Silicon Valley, budding African-American scientists learn from both success and failure

The Mercury News - Sharon Noguchi "The fair is part [...]

January 26th, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, African American, California, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Science, Science & Technology, STEM, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Lawsuit takes on California teachers’ job protections

The L.A. Times - Stephen Ceasar "Local school districts, state [...]

January 26th, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, California, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Parenting, Parents, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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