More state tests are “getting honest” about how few kids are on track for college, but there are outliers

The Hechinger Report - Emmanuel Felton "The Common Core has [...]

January 30th, 2016|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, College-prep, College/University, Common Core Standards, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Universities to introduce quotas for first-time applicants

The Helsinki Times - Jussi Niemeläinen "IN the future, universities [...]

January 18th, 2016|Categories: 21st Century Skills, ability, Academic Performance, College Degree, College-prep, College/University, Current Events, Education, Intelligence, Learning, News, Planning, Politics, Reform, School, Students, Study, Teaching|Tags: coolege degree, Education, learning, News, planning, politics, School, study, university|

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MIT partners with Johnson & Johnson to promote women’s STEM education

MIT News - Kimberly Haberlin "MIT and Johnson & Johnson [...]

January 10th, 2016|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Boston, Children, College and Career Readiness, College Degree, College-prep, College/University, Current Events, Education, Gender, Girls, Learning, Massachusetts, News, STEM, Teacher, United States (U.S.), Women|Tags: Education, schools|

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Tenth Grade Foreign Language Immersion Student makes Perfect Score on SAT Math

Outside the Box - Christy Johnson Amelia Talkington, a Renascence [...]

January 6th, 2016|Categories: Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Arts, Chinese, College-prep, Current Events, Ecuador, Education, Engineering, Foreign Language, Grades, High School, language and academic achievement, Language Immersion, Math, Performance, SAT, success, Talkington, United States|Tags: Education, School|

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More college credit in high school may be a way to boost on-time four-year graduation rates

The Hechinger Report - Jill Barshay "One educational mystery is [...]

January 4th, 2016|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, College and Career Readiness, College Degree, College-prep, College/University, Current Events, Education, Graduates, Graduation Rate, High School, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Washington partners with U. of Texas to improve college math

The Seattle Times - Katherine Long "Practically every week, Bill [...]

December 28th, 2015|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, College and Career Readiness, College Degree, College Tuition, College-prep, College/University, Current Events, Education, Learning, Math, Mathematics, News, Teacher, Texas, United States (U.S.), Washington|Tags: Education, schools|

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The 3 Biggest Mistakes Parents Make in Saving for College

Time - Mari Adam "My clients often tell me that [...]

December 22nd, 2015|Categories: Children, College and Career Readiness, College Degree, College Tuition, College-prep, College/University, Current Events, Education, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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How Student Loans Can Ruin Your Life Decades After You Graduate

Time - Martha C. White "Conventional wisdom holds that borrowing [...]

December 21st, 2015|Categories: Accountability, College Degree, College Tuition, College-prep, College/University, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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How much math do college-bound students really need?

Deseret News - Eric Schulzke "Amping up math standards has [...]

December 18th, 2015|Categories: College and Career Readiness, College-prep, High School, Math, Mathematics, Skills, Standards, Students, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, School|

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College enrollment declines for fourth straight year

The Hechinger Report - Jon Marcus "Enrollments at colleges and [...]

December 16th, 2015|Categories: Accountability, College and Career Readiness, College Degree, College Tuition, College-prep, College/University, Current Events, Education, News, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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