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Back to School: Help Your Kids Learn Spanish This Year

There are many long-term benefits of learning Spanish for your children

August 21st, 2021|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Bilingual, Chicago, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Foreign Language, Language, language and academic achievement, Language Immersion, Languages, Learning, News, School, Spanish, Students, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

Illinois Just Took A Big Step For Arts Education

The Illinois State Board of Education voted to add a weighted arts indicator to its Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) state plan. Its the first state to do so.

March 19th, 2020|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Arts, Arts Integration, Chicago, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, ESSA, Illinois, Learning, News, School, Students, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

Study: Boosting soft skills is better than raising test scores

Chicago analysis finds schools that foster social-emotional development get better results for students

March 3rd, 2020|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Chicago, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, School, Social & Emotional Learning (SEL), Students, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

Mindfulness instruction makes a big impact on learning

November 21st, 2019|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Chicago, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Illinois, Learning, Mindfulness, News, School, Students, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

Rethinking Recess Leads to Results On and Off the Playground

Adjusting recess to make it more inclusive, organized, and full of fun and games has allowed this Chicago area school to boost student performances in the classroom

November 16th, 2019|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Chicago, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Illinois, Learning, News, Playing, Recess, School, School District, Students, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

Study: Chicago’s Civilian Monitoring Program Kept Kids Safe on School Commutes, Providing Possible Model for Urban Districts

Chicago’s Safe Passage program, which guards student commuting routes, led to a 2.5% increase in attendance at participating schools

August 11th, 2019|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Attendance, Chicago, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Illinois, Learning, News, School, Students, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

Bilingual kids: Foreign languages are an emerging trend in day care

If parents want their children to learn a second language, it’s best to introduce it as soon as possible.

July 11th, 2019|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Bilingual, Chicago, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Daycare, Early Education, Education, Foreign Language, Language, language and academic achievement, Language Immersion, Languages, Learning, News, Preschool, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

Can friendlier, clearer parent letters curb absenteeism?

Changing the tone and appearance of letters addressed to parents has helped reduce chronic absenteeism by 15% in California’s San Mateo County and 11% in Chicago and Philadelphia