Only 20% of US kids study a language in school—compared to 92% in Europe

Quartz - Ephrat Livni "Still, learning a foreign language is [...]

August 8th, 2018|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Performance, Accountability, Bilingual, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Europe, European Union, Foreign Language, Language, language and academic achievement, Language Immersion, Languages, Learning, News, School, Students, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Successful promotion of giftedness as early as elementary school age

Science Daily - Staff Writer "Associations such as the National [...]

January 25th, 2018|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Europe, European Union, Germany, Gifted, Learning, News, School, School Accountability, School Policy, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, School|

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Schools and industry should join forces to reduce skills gap – Marc Durando

Horizon Magazine - Marc Durando "Schools and industry should join [...]

March 18th, 2017|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, European Union, Learning, News, School, School Accountability, Skills, Skills Gap, STEM, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Hold your tongues: why language learners fear a vote for Brexit

The Guardian - Jo Griffin "As a nation of proud [...]

June 22nd, 2016|Categories: Britain, Cultural Intelligence, Cultural Tolerance, Culture, European Union, Foreign Language, Globalized World|Tags: Education, School|

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E.U. Fights to Get Everyone Speaking Same Language on Education

The New York Times - PETER TEFFER "In 2002, government [...]

March 16th, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Achievement Gap, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Europe, European Union, Foreign, Foreign Language, Language, Language Immersion, Learning, News, Teacher|Tags: Education, schools|

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Europe’s Educational Evolution

Project Syndicate - Mary McAleese "Europe is grappling with great [...]

February 12th, 2014|Categories: Economy, Education, Europe, European Union, Funding|Tags: Education, School|

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Poland: Education’s superpowers have a new kid on the bloc

The Sydney Morning Herald - Alicia PQ Wittmeyer "Shanghai (which, [...]

December 7th, 2013|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Europe, European Union, Learning, News, Poland|Tags: Education, schools|

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Malala makes impassioned plea for child education

The Kansas City Star - Staff Writer " In a [...]

November 20th, 2013|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Europe, European Union, Girls, Learning, News, Teacher|Tags: Education, schools|

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Europe needs to bridge gap between education supply and labour market demand

The Baltic Course - Staff Writer ""Europe needs a rethink [...]

July 24th, 2013|Categories: Economy, Europe, European Union, Innovation, Science, Skills, STEM|Tags: Education, School|

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European Commission Doubles Down on Literacy

Education News - Julia Lawrence "The European Commission is reconfirming [...]

May 29th, 2013|Categories: Education, European Union, Financial Aid, Literacy|Tags: Education, School|

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