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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Maths and English – nation could do better

The Sydney Morning Herald - Josephine Tovey "AUSTRALIAN schoolchildren's results [...]

December 11th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Australia, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Culture, Current Events, Curriculum, Education, English, Learning, Math, Mathematics, News, Teacher|Tags: Education, schools|

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Wealthy Asian nations lead in education, studies find

Reuters - Scott Malone "Relatively wealthy Asian nations including South [...]

December 11th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Asia, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, China, Culture, Current Events, Curriculum, Education, Hong Kong, K-12, Learning, News, Singapore, South Korea, Teacher|Tags: Education, schools|

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Speaking the language

The Star-Press - Michelle Kinsey "U.S. Secretary of Education Arne [...]

December 10th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Culture, Current Events, Curriculum, Education, Foreign, Foreign Language, Language Immersion, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Philip Pullman: teaching leaves pupils hating books

The Telegraph - Staff Writer "Philip Pullman, the bestselling children’s [...]

December 10th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Critical Thinking, Culture, Current Events, Curriculum, Education, England, Great Britain (UK), Learning, News, Reading, Teacher, Writing|Tags: Education, schools|

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Overhaul school history, urges report by MPs and peers

BBC - Judith Burns "School history lessons should be overhauled [...]

December 10th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Culture, Current Events, Curriculum, Education, England, Great Britain (UK), History, Learning, News, Teacher, United Kingdom|Tags: Education, schools|

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Black boys see bleak future at school

The San Francisco Chronicle - Jill Tucker "By kindergarten, 1 [...]

December 9th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, California, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Culture, Current Events, Curriculum, Education, K-12, Kindergarten, Learning, Low Income, Low Performing, News, Poverty, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Education reform crucial for Nevada to compete in global marketplace, Sandoval says

The Las Vegas Sun - Richard N. Velotta "In a [...]

December 9th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Critical Thinking, Culture, Current Events, Curriculum, Education, Las Vegas, Learning, Nevada, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Maths unlocks young minds

The New Zealand Herald - Geraldine Johns "Duncan says that [...]

December 9th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Behavior, California, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Critical Thinking, Current Events, Curriculum, Early Education, Education, Learning, Math, Mathematics, New Zealand, News, Parenting, Preschool, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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