Literacy begins at home: Program boosts incoming kindergartners’ language skills

The Statesman Journal - Stefanie Knowlton "This summer, the kindergartners, [...]

July 10th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Critical Thinking, Current Events, Curriculum, Early Education, Education, Kindergarten, Learning, Literacy, News, Reading, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Physical Education Programs In School Not Enough To Combat Obesity In Most States: Study

The Huffington Post - Staff Writer "Only six states nationwide [...]

July 10th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Child Development, Childhood Education, Childhood Obesity, Children, Curriculum, Education, Exercise, Learning, News, Physical Education, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Leaving behind ‘No Child’ law invites lots of change

The Milwaukee Wisconsin Journal-Sentinel - Alan J. Borsuk "With Friday's [...]

July 9th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Curriculum, Education, Learning, News, No Child Left Behind, Teacher, United States (U.S.), Wisconsin|Tags: Education, schools|

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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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After a false start, California school districts prepare to start a new grade level

The Mercury News - Katy Murphy "After a monthslong guessing [...]

July 8th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Achievement Gap, Admissions, California, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Curriculum, Education, Kindergarten, Learning, News, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Children need more geography field trips, says Michael Palin

The London Telegraph - Graeme Paton "Schools should place a [...]

July 8th, 2012|Categories: Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Creativity, Current Events, Curriculum, Education, England, Geography, Great Britain (UK), Learning, News, Teacher|Tags: Education, schools|

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Africa: Starting From Scratch – New Schools for Africa

All Africa - Eleanor Whitehead "Sometimes it's just easier to [...]

July 8th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Achievement Gap, Africa, Business, Children, Creativity, Current Events, Curriculum, Education, Learning, News, Nigeria|Tags: Education, schools|

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Testing the limits

The Economist - Staff Writer "The new goal is a [...]

July 7th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Admissions, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Curriculum, Education, England, Government, Great Britain (UK), Learning, News, Reform, Singapore, Singapore Math, 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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