Bilingual Beginning founder says it’s never too early for kids to learn Spanish

Commercial Appeal - Patsy Fralich Keith "Spanish is the fourth-most-spoken [...]

July 8th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Behavior, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Critical Thinking, Current Events, Curriculum, Education, Foreign, Foreign Language, Hispanic, Language Immersion, Learning, News, Spanish, Teacher, Tennessee, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Guest column: Play is more than just a pastime

Commercial Appeal - Jen Andrews "For young children, play is [...]

July 8th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Brain, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Critical Thinking, Current Events, Curriculum, Education, Exercise, Family, Learning, News, Parenting, Playing, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Does Kindergarten Lead to Crime? Fact-Checking N.H. Legislator’s ‘Research’

Time - Maia Szalavitz "A more recent study, published in [...]

July 7th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Critical Thinking, Current Events, Education, Kindergarten, Learning, New Hampshire, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Charting a better course

The Economist - Staff Writer "Twenty years ago Minnesota became [...]

July 7th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Charter School, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Critical Thinking, Current Events, Curriculum, Education, Learning, Low Income, Minority, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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LEGO Brings Fun to Classroom With BuildToExpress

Education News- Julia Lawrence "As part of its Serious Play [...]

July 3rd, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Behavior, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Critical Thinking, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Playing, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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The Art of Building STEM Professionals

U.S. News - Ryan Lytle "Despite the prominence that STEM [...]

June 30th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Children, Critical Thinking, Current Events, Curriculum, Education, Engineering, Learning, Math, Mathematics, News, Science, Science & Technology, Teacher, Technology, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Skills-Based Math, Just in Time Learning, and Bad Habits of Mind

Education News - Barry Garelick "There is no argument from [...]

June 30th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Children, Critical Thinking, Current Events, Curriculum, Education, Learning, Math, Mathematics, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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A Smart Way to Close Achievement Gaps, Succeed in College

Huff Post Education - Byron McCauley "Early college high schools [...]

June 29th, 2012|Categories: Achievement Gap, College/University, Critical Thinking, Education, High School, Higher Education, News|Tags: Education, School|

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