Principals back compulsory te reo

Fairfax NZ News - Laird Harper
 "Trade Minister Tim Groser [...]

May 2nd, 2012|Categories: Bilingual, Curriculum, Education, New Zealand|Tags: Education, School|

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Sweeping changes to hit schools

The Atlanta Journal Constitution - Wayne Washington and Nancy Badertscher
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May 2nd, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Children, Creativity, Current Events, Curriculum, Education, Elementary School, High School, Learning, Middle School, Secondary School|Tags: Education, schools|

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Reading, Writing, Ready: Getting your Second-Grader Ready for Third Grade

Childup - John Childup "Third grade is the year children [...]

May 2nd, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Children, Current Events, Curriculum, Early Education, Education, Elementary School, Florida, Learning, Math, Reading, Writing|Tags: Education, schools|

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Magnets Reimagined as School Choice Option

Education Week - Nora Fleming "Once considered a solution to [...]

May 2nd, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Children, Current Events, Curriculum, Early Education, Education, Learning, Magnet School, School Choice|Tags: Education, schools|

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Remodeling Education: It Takes a Community

The Huffington Post - Nicholas Donohue "Our system is outdated [...]

May 1st, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Children, Current Events, Curriculum, Education|Tags: Education, schools|

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Basic Scientific Research and Its Transformational Potential

The Huffington Post - James M. Gentile "As our nation's [...]

May 1st, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Children, Current Events, Curriculum, Education, Government, Research|Tags: Education, schools|

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Does handwriting have a place in today’s tech-driven classrooms?

CBC News - Claire Penhorwood "However, while today's educators are [...]

May 1st, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Canada, Children, Creativity, Current Events, Curriculum, Cursive, Early Education, Education, Handwriting, Technology|Tags: Education, schools|

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When Washington Focuses on Schools

Education Week - Chester E. Finn Jr. "With trivial exceptions, [...]

May 1st, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Children, Current Events, Curriculum, Early Education, Education, Government, Science, Secondary School, Washington, D.C.|Tags: Education, schools|

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Big Shifts Ahead for Math Instruction

Education Week - Erik W. Robelen "Across the nation, big [...]

May 1st, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Children, Current Events, Curriculum, Education, Elementary School, Government, Learning, Math, Middle School, Secondary School|Tags: Education, schools|

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Common Standards Ignite Debate Over Prereading

Education Week - Catherine Gewertz "Sparked by the Common Core [...]

May 1st, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Behavior, Children, Current Events, Curriculum, Education, Elementary School, English, Learning, Reading|Tags: Education, schools|

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