PE should be part of Ebacc exam system, experts warn

The Telegraph - Staff Writer "Physical education and sports should [...]

December 18th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Culture, Current Events, Curriculum, Education, England, Exercise, Great Britain (UK), Learning, News, Physical Education, Secondary School, Teacher, United Kingdom|Tags: Education, schools|

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Top education news of 2012: From ethnic-based benchmarks to STEM visa

Voxxi - Hope Gillette "Education news made a number of [...]

December 17th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Childhood Obesity, Children, Creativity, Critical Thinking, Culture, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Teacher, Teacher Evaluations, Teacher Training, Teacher's Aide, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Teachers say they don’t feel prepared to teach new Common Core standards before April state exams

The New York Daily News - Corinne Lestch "Teachers across [...]

December 17th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Culture, Current Events, Curriculum, Education, Learning, New York, News, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Training, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Lighten up: In some cities, childhood obesity is declining

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Staff Writer "There is a glimmer [...]

December 17th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Childhood Obesity, Children, Culture, Current Events, Education, Exercise, Learning, News, Nutrition, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Risk For Childhood Obesity Is Increased If Kids Have Bedroom TVs (STUDY)

The Huffington Post - Rachael Rettner "Children with a TV [...]

December 17th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Childhood Obesity, Children, Culture, Current Events, Education, Health, Learning, News, Nutrition, Teacher, Television, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Kansas Board of Education Adopts Standards for Cursive

Education News - Julia Lawrence "Cursive might be losing favor [...]

December 17th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Behavior, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Critical Thinking, Culture, Current Events, Curriculum, Cursive, Education, Handwriting, Kansas, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.), Writing|Tags: Education, schools|

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John Florez: School board should retool education for the new economy

Deseret News - John Florez "American businesses have taken Grove's [...]

December 17th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Behavior, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Culture, Current Events, Curriculum, Economy, Education, Jobs, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.), Utah|Tags: Education, schools|

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State Chiefs to Examine Teacher Prep, Licensing

Education Week - Stephen Sawchuk "Twenty-five state schools chiefs are [...]

December 17th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Behavior, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Culture, Current Events, Curriculum, Education, Learning, News, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Evaluations, Teacher Salary, Teacher Training, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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There is no choice: improving school education is the key

The Sydney Morning Herald- Staff Writer "This year Australia fell [...]

December 17th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Australia, Behavior, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Culture, Current Events, Curriculum, Education, Learning, News, Teacher|Tags: Education, schools|

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Rwanda: Knowledge Is Wealth – Let’s Invest More in Education

All Africa- Staff Writer "But why is it that Singapore [...]

December 17th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Africa, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Culture, Current Events, Curriculum, Education, Learning, News, Rwanda, Singapore, Teacher, United Kingdom, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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