Why A Principal Created His Own Currency

NPR - David Kestenbaum "Rux decided he needed to create [...]

December 16th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Admissions, Attendance, Behavior, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Creativity, Culture, Current Events, Curriculum, Education, Learning, Low Income, Low Performing, Middle School, Minority, New York, News, Poverty, Principal, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, School|

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Expanding young students’ role in nutrition

The L.A. Times - Teresa Watanabe "L.A. Unified seeks to [...]

December 15th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Behavior, California, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Creativity, Critical Thinking, Culture, Current Events, Curriculum, Education, Elementary School, Health, Learning, News, Nutrition, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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School sport at risk, says Labour

BBC - Judith Burns "Labour says the government has risked [...]

December 15th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Behavior, Budget, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Culture, Current Events, Curriculum, Education, England, Exercise, Great Britain (UK), Learning, News, Physical Education, Teacher, United Kingdom|Tags: Education, schools|

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Bridge the Skills Gap

Education Week - Heather Singmaster "There are 75 million unemployed [...]

December 12th, 2012|Categories: Business, Career, Curriculum, Economy, Education, Jobs, Skills, Skills Gap, Workforce|Tags: Education, School|

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Rushed maths leads to ‘superficial’ learning, report says

BBC - Judith Burns "Rushing able mathematicians through the curriculum [...]

December 12th, 2012|Categories: Curriculum, Education, England, Math, Mathematics, Reform, United Kingdom|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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Five More States to Get Race to the Top Early Learning Funds

Education News - Julia Lawrence "The Race to the Top [...]

December 11th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Behavior, Budget, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Colorado, Creativity, Current Events, Curriculum, Early Education, Education, Elementary School, Illinois, Learning, Low Income, Low Performing, New Mexico, News, Oregon, Preschool, Teacher, United States (U.S.), Wisconsin|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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