Obama’s vision for ‘free’ community college: Lessons from Tennessee

The Christian Science Monitor - Stacy Teicher Khadaroo "President Obama [...]

September 12th, 2015|Categories: Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Children, College and Career Readiness, College Degree, Community College, Current Events, Education, Learning, Obama, Teacher, Tennessee, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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SAT scores at lowest level in 10 years, fueling worries about high schools

The Washington Post - Nick Anderson "Scores on the SAT [...]

September 3rd, 2015|Categories: Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, College and Career Readiness, College-prep, Current Events, Education, High School, Learning, SAT, Teacher, Teaching, Teens, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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A New Way to Define ‘Affordable’ College

Time - Kaitlin Mulhere "Everyone talks about affordability, but what [...]

August 23rd, 2015|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, College and Career Readiness, College Degree, College Tuition, College-prep, College/University, Current Events, Education, Learning, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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At hands-on program, black and Latino boys aim for selective colleges

Chalk Beat New York - Sabrina Rodriguez "When Leo Herrera [...]

August 17th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, African American, After-School Program, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, College and Career Readiness, College Degree, College/University, Current Events, Education, High School, Hispanic, Learning, New York, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Advice for worried parents as children head to college

The Los Angeles Times - Larry Gordon "As a former [...]

August 15th, 2015|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, California, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, College and Career Readiness, College Degree, College Tuition, College-prep, College/University, Current Events, Education, Learning, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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College debt can be especially dumb for parents

Reuters - Liz Weston "Parent education loans can help your [...]

August 10th, 2015|Categories: Children, College and Career Readiness, College Degree, College Tuition, College-prep, College/University, Current Events, Education, Loans, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Four Steps to Choosing a College Major

The New York Times - NATHAN GEBHARD "What will you [...]

August 9th, 2015|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Career & Technical Training, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, College and Career Readiness, College Degree, College Tuition, College-prep, College/University, Current Events, Education, Learning, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Students Are Totally Clueless About Financial Aid and It’s Costing Them a Lot of Money

Time - Kaitlin Mulhere "A new report says better outreach [...]

August 4th, 2015|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, College and Career Readiness, College Tuition, College-prep, College/University, Current Events, Education, Financial Literacy, Learning, Student Debt, Students, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Will S.T.E.A.M. improve employment prospects for college graduates?

News Herald - Juliann Talkington Close to half of the [...]

August 4th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Performance, Achievement Gap, Arts, College and Career Readiness, College/University, Computer Science, Creativity, Current Events, Education, Employment, Engineering, Foreign Language, Global Competence, Graduates, Innovation, Jobs, Juliann Talkington, Math, Science, STEM, Talkington, United States, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, School|

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In Defense of the Liberal Arts

The Huffington Post - Dr. Brian C. Mitchell "There have [...]

August 3rd, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, College and Career Readiness, College Degree, College/University, Learning, Liberal Arts, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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