New in schools: a bridge to kindergarten

The San Francisco Chronicle - Jill Tucker "About 40,000 California [...]

August 27th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, California, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Early Education, Education, Elementary School, Kindergarten, Learning, News, Preschool, San Francisco, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Plans to overhaul primary maths are ‘seriously flawed’

BBC - Judith Burns "A Department for Education spokesman said [...]

August 22nd, 2012|Categories: Curriculum, Elementary School, Mathematics, Singapore Math, United Kingdom|Tags: Education, School|

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Guest column: Education can’t wait until age 5

The Commercial Times - Barbara Prescott "Pre-K is an investment [...]

August 12th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Behavior, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Curriculum, Early Education, Education, Elementary School, Learning, News, Parenting, Teacher, Tennessee, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Liberia: Minister Tarpeh Places Emphases On Primary Education

AllAfrica.com - Staff Writer "Education Minister, Etmonia Tarpeh has stresses [...]

August 9th, 2012|Categories: Africa, Education, Elementary School, Liberia|Tags: Education, School|

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Foreign languages: Welsh Tories urge lessons from age 7

BBC - Staff Writer "David Jones, bus. dev. mgr...told BBC [...]

August 9th, 2012|Categories: Brain, Childhood Education, Children, Curriculum, Elementary School, Foreign Language, United Kingdom, Wales|Tags: Education, School|

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Why Every Student Needs a Playground to Succeed

The Huffington Post - Darell Hammond "An elementary school without [...]

August 8th, 2012|Categories: Education, Elementary School, Playing, Reform|Tags: Education, School|

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Maryland Tops Academic Achievement Growth Rankings

Education News - Julia Lawrence "The National Assessment of Educational [...]

July 26th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Education, Elementary School, Maryland|Tags: Education, School|

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Lost amid affluence, students find a way back

The Sydney Morning Herald - Benjamin Preiss "Ms Stathopoulos runs [...]

July 23rd, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Attendance, Australia, Behavior, Childhood Education, Children, Education, Elementary School, Learning, Low Income, Parenting, Poverty, Teacher|Tags: Education, schools|

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Opportunities in Afterschool Programs Abound for STEM Education

US News - Ryan Lytle "There is momentum in the [...]

June 29th, 2012|Categories: After-School Program, Education, Elementary School, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, School|

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New grammar tests will ‘impoverish English teaching’

BBC - Hannah Richardson "The Department for Education said a [...]

June 29th, 2012|Categories: Elementary School, England, English, Grammar, Literacy, Spelling, United Kingdom|Tags: Education, School|

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