Highlands’ Head of School honored as 2013 Administrator of the Year

Alabama.com - Ana Rodriguez "For Kathryn Woodson Barr, changing the [...]

December 13th, 2012|Categories: Childhood Education, Children, Chinese, Culture, Foreign, Foreign Language, Mandarin, Spanish, World Knowledge|Tags: Education, School|

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Absorbing Language Takes 24-7 Use

Southern Maryland Online - Marlena Chertock "Upstairs in the St. [...]

December 13th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Achievement Gap, Culture, Foreign Language, Graduates, Jobs, Language Immersion, Maryland, Problem-solving, Technology, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, School|

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Liam Neeson and Journeys in Film: Preparing America’s Children for a Global Future

Newswise - Staff Writer "Journeys in Film combines the power [...]

December 12th, 2012|Categories: Culture, Foreign, Learning, World Knowledge|Tags: Education, School|

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Engagement, Safety, Health Linked to Achievement in Global Data

Education Week - Nirvi Shah "Schools with discipline and safety [...]

December 11th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Critical Thinking, Culture, Current Events, Curriculum, Discipline, Education, Health, K-12, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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How does US compare in math, science, reading? Younger students do better

The Christian Science Monitor - Amanda Paulson "Two international studies [...]

December 11th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Behavior, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Creativity, Critical Thinking, Culture, Current Events, Curriculum, Education, Elementary School, English, K-12, Learning, Math, Mathematics, News, Reading, Science, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Physical Fitness Linked to Student Performance, Study Finds

Education News - Julia Lawrence "Physical fitness isn’t just a [...]

December 11th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Behavior, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Culture, Current Events, Curriculum, Education, Exercise, Health, Learning, News, Physical Education, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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USDA Relaxes School Lunch Rules for More Meat and Grains

Education News - Julia Lawrence "The U.S. Department of Agriculture [...]

December 11th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Childhood Obesity, Children, Culture, Current Events, Education, Health, Learning, News, Nutrition, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Could Competency- Based Learning Save the Common Core?

Education Next - Michael B. Horn "Having common standards across [...]

December 11th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Critical Thinking, Culture, Current Events, Curriculum, Education, Learning, News, Teacher, Teacher Training, Teaching|Tags: Education, schools|

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Study shows Canadian Grade 4s among top readers, yet still lack sleep, food

The Star - Louise Brown "But a startling number of [...]

December 11th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Behavior, Canada, Child Development, Childhood Education, Childhood Obesity, Children, Culture, Current Events, Curriculum, Education, Learning, News, Nutrition, Reading, Teacher|Tags: Education, schools|

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Global survey sees English schools rise in reading but slip in science

The Guardian - Peter Walker "English schools receive a mixed [...]

December 11th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Critical Thinking, Culture, Current Events, Curriculum, Education, England, English, Great Britain (UK), K-12, Learning, Math, Mathematics, News, Reading, Science, Teacher, United Kingdom|Tags: Education, schools|

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