Atlanta educators face trial in widespread cheating scandal

Reuters - David Beasley "(Reuters) - The trial of a [...]

August 12th, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Atlanta, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Georgia, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Gwinnett schools launching foreign language immersion programs

Atlanta Business Chronicle - Dave Williams "A workforce development program [...]

August 1st, 2014|Categories: Dual-language, Education, Elementary School, Foreign Language, Georgia, Language Immersion|Tags: Education, School|

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Gifted education: Georgia is not only place struggling to get it right

The Atlanta Journal Constitution - Maureen Downey "Georgia isn’t the [...]

July 20th, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Atlanta, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Georgia, Gifted, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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End Of Year Exams Show Georgia High School Students Still Struggle With Math

GPB - Ellen Reinhardt "Georgia’s high school students saw improvement [...]

July 3rd, 2014|Categories: Education, Georgia, High School, Math, Mathematics, Testing|Tags: Education, School|

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If students arrive far behind in high school, few catch up

The Atlanta Journal Constitution - Maureen Downey "I recently talked [...]

June 1st, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Atlanta, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Georgia, High School, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Teacher Appreciation Day: Google Atlanta chooses to fund wish lists of 356 metro teachers

The Atlanta Journal Constitution - Maureen Downey "In celebration of [...]

May 6th, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Atlanta, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Georgia, Learning, News, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Autonomy, Teacher Salary, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Tracking: Should we get all kids on the same track?

The Atlanta Journal Constitution - Maureen Downey "Are enough American [...]

April 13th, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Atlanta, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Georgia, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Is the intense focus on bullying in schools changing kids or overloading them?

The Atlanta Journal Constitution - Maureen Downey "Over the last [...]

March 19th, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Bullying, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Georgia, Learning, News, Parenting, Parents, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Georgia joins fellowship to bolster STEM teacher education

The Atlanta Journal Constitution - Maureen Downey "Gov. Nathan Deal [...]

March 3rd, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Georgia, Learning, News, STEM, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Common Core tests: Will Georgia’s go-it-alone version be PARCC like or PARCC lite?

The Atlanta Journal Constitution - Maureen Downey "Georgia announced in [...]

December 24th, 2013|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Common Core Standards, Current Events, Education, Georgia, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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