Experts: Reducing Childhood Obesity Requires Comprehensive Approach

NJ Spotlight - Andrew Kitchenman "There’s more to reducing childhood [...]

May 9th, 2014|Categories: Child Development, Childhood Obesity, Diet, Exercise, Government, Health, Parents|Tags: Education, School|

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Modeling 21st Century Skills at Model U.N.

Ed.gov - Adriana de Kanter & Rebecca Miller "On April [...]

May 9th, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Education, Global Citizenship, Government, Public School, United Nations|Tags: Education, School|

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Florida School-Choice Expansion Set to Include More Higher-Income Households

Education Week - Andrew Ujifusa "Florida lawmakers have approved an [...]

May 7th, 2014|Categories: Florida, Government, Income, Scholarship, School Choice, Tax Credit|Tags: Education, School|

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Education Gets Top Billing on Capitol Hill

ABC News - KIMBERLY HEFLING "Lawmakers looking ahead to the [...]

May 7th, 2014|Categories: Charter School, Education, Government, School Choice, Student Debt, Students|Tags: Education, School|

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White House: Student Privacy Laws Need an Update

Education Week - Alyson Klein "A White House report released [...]

May 2nd, 2014|Categories: Data, Government, Privacy, Student data, Students, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, School|

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Fla. Legislature OKs 1-year pause on school grades

Education Week - AP "The sanctions associated with Florida's school [...]

May 1st, 2014|Categories: Education, Florida, Government, Grades, School|Tags: Education, School|

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Indiana State Board of Education approves new K-12 standards

JC Online - Eric Weddle "The State Board of Education [...]

April 28th, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Government, Indiana, Indianapolis, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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The United States should support global education effort: Guest column

Oregon Live - Randolph Splitter and Julie Anderson "But just [...]

April 27th, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Economy, Education, Global Citizenship, Global Economy, Government, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Washington first state to lose waiver from No Child law

The Seattle Times - John Higgins "Washington has become the [...]

April 26th, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Funding, Government, Learning, News, No Child Left Behind, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Evaluations, United States (U.S.), Washington|Tags: Education, schools|

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U.S. Department of Education Awards More than $33 Million to Local Education Agencies and Community-based Organizations to Develop Physical Education and Nutrition Programs

Ed.gov - Press Release "The U.S. Department of Education has [...]

April 25th, 2014|Categories: Child Development, Childhood Obesity, Government, Grants, Health|Tags: Education, School|

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