Can the world keep its promises on schools?

BBC News - Sean Coughlan "The millennium pledge made by [...]

October 18th, 2012|Categories: Children, Early Education, Economy, Education, Elementary School, Gender, Poverty, Skills, United Kingdom|Tags: Education, School|

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Meet GoldieBlox: the toy designed to get girls interested in engineering

The Guardian - Oliver Wainwright "GoldieBlox is the invention of [...]

October 16th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Achievement Gap, Behavior, Britain, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Critical Thinking, Culture, Current Events, Curriculum, Education, Elementary School, Engineering, England, Gender, Great Britain (UK), Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Common Core standards drive wedge in education circles

USA Today - Greg Toppo "A high-profile effort by a [...]

October 11th, 2012|Categories: Education, Elementary School, Reform, Secondary School, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, School|

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How Serious Are We About Early Learning?

Education Week - Barbara O'Brien "We have eight years in [...]

October 9th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Curriculum, Early Education, Education, Elementary School, Kindergarten, Learning, News, Preschool, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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My First Presidential Election

GreatSchools.org - Staff Writer "Fun and games to help elementary [...]

October 3rd, 2012|Categories: Education, Elementary School, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, School|

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Why children fail in writing

The New Zealand Herald - Vaimoana Tapaleao "About a third [...]

October 3rd, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Education, Elementary School, New Zealand, Reading, Writing|Tags: Education, School|

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Toyota Grant Funds Expansion of Kentucky Early-Learning Initiative

Education Week - Julie Rasicot "Plans to expand an innovative [...]

September 27th, 2012|Categories: Early Education, Elementary School, Kentucky, Kindergarten, Parenting, Preschool|Tags: Education, School|

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Boys struggle with schoolwork while girls get on with the job

The New Zealand Herald - Susan Edmunds "New Zealand girls [...]

September 26th, 2012|Categories: Achievement Gap, Elementary School, Gender, New Zealand|Tags: Education, School|

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U.S. Grant for STEM Ed. Targets Baltimore Elementary Schools

Education Week - Erik Robelen "The National Science Foundation is [...]

September 26th, 2012|Categories: Elementary School, Maryland, Science, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, School|

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Kindergarten academics raise need for early-childhood education

East Valley Tribune - Dana Vela "Did you know that [...]

September 18th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Arizona, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Culture, Current Events, Curriculum, Early Education, Education, Elementary School, Kindergarten, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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