Checking phones in lectures can cost students half a grade in exams

Science Daily - Staff Writer "Students perform less well in [...]

July 28th, 2018|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, College/University, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, School, Students, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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4 mistakes to avoid with 529 education accounts

CBS - Ray Martin "If you have a child heading [...]

July 26th, 2018|Categories: 21st Century Skills, 529 college savings plan, Accountability, 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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More student borrowers may be eligible to cancel federal student loans than have applied for relief

Ed Source - Solomon Moore "The large number of California [...]

July 21st, 2018|Categories: Accountability, College Degree, College Tuition, College-prep, College/University, Current Events, Education, News, Student loans, Students, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Want to strengthen your brain for the fall semester? Try learning a second language.

The Courier - Tessa Morton "Americans are largely monolingual, and [...]

July 20th, 2018|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Bilingual, Career, Career Pathways, Childhood Education, Children, College/University, Current Events, Education, Foreign Language, Language, language and academic achievement, Language Arts, Language Immersion, Languages, Learning, News, School, Students, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Students See Anxiety and Time Management Among Top Challenges to Finishing Degrees

Ed Surge - Tina Nazerian "For many of today’s students, [...]

July 16th, 2018|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Children, College and Career Readiness, College Degree, College Tuition, College-prep, College/University, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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FAFSA Completion Rates Matter: But Mind the Data

Education Next - Richard V. Reeves and Katherine Guyot "FAFSA [...]

July 15th, 2018|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, College and Career Readiness, College Degree, College Tuition, College-prep, College/University, Current Events, Education, Financial Aid, Financial Education, Financial Literacy, Learning, News, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Challenging the conventional wisdom on calculus

Science Daily - Sarah Gonser "Calculus. The word alone is [...]

July 12th, 2018|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Algebra, Childhood Education, Children, College and Career Readiness, College Degree, College Tuition, College-prep, College/University, Current Events, Education, High School, Learning, Math, Mathematics, News, School, Students, Teacher, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Commentary: Up to 20 Percent of High School Students Plan to Go to College but Don’t Show Up. How Parents, Counselors, and Schools Can Help Stop Summer Melt

The 74 Million - Melissa Fries "I’ve seen it countless [...]

July 10th, 2018|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Children, College and Career Readiness, College Degree, College Tuition, College-prep, College/University, Current Events, Education, High School, Learning, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, School, Students, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Piggybacking on good credit: Things to consider before co-signing a student loan

USA Today - Carmen Reinicke "You've watched your children or [...]

July 9th, 2018|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Children, College and Career Readiness, College Degree, College Tuition, College-prep, College/University, Current Events, Education, Financial Aid, Learning, News, Parenting, Parents, Student loans, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|

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More high school grads than ever are going to college, but 1 in 5 will quit

The Hechinger Report - Jon Marcus "While the number of [...]

July 8th, 2018|Categories: Academic Performance, College and Career Readiness, College Degree, College Tuition, College-prep, College/University, Current Events, Education, Graduates, Graduation, Graduation Rate, High School, News, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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