Report: Only 30% of California’s ninth-graders will graduate from college

The Mercury News - Sharon Noguchi "Although more than 90 [...]

December 3rd, 2017|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, California, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Graduation, Graduation Rate, High School, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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When Academic Gaps Spiral Year After Year: The Harrowing ‘Jenga’ of Lost Student Skills — Captured in One Chart

The 74 Million - Beth Hawkins "We’ve heard it a [...]

November 28th, 2017|Categories: Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, High School, K-12, Kindergarten, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Early Education Is a Game Changer: New Report Shows That Reaching Infants and Toddlers Reduces Special Education Placement, Leads to Soaring Graduation Rates

The 74 Million - Kevin Mahnken "Access to early-childhood education [...]

November 16th, 2017|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Early Education, Education, High School, Learning, News, Preschool, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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How to Build Self-Assessment Into Jampacked High School Classes

KQED News Mind/Shift - Katrina Schwartz "Most high school teachers [...]

November 7th, 2017|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, High School, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Freshman peer mentoring eases transition, improves high school success

Education Dive - Amelia Harper "Summit High School in California [...]

November 4th, 2017|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, California, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, High School, Learning, Mentors, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Common sense a prerequisite for brilliance

News Herald - Juliann Talkington Do high standardized test scores [...]

October 25th, 2017|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Performance, Accountability, ACT, Active Learning, Adolescence, Athletics, Behavior, Child Development, Children, Critical Thinking, Education, Extracurricular Activities, High School, Independence, Job skills, Juliann Talkington, Leadership, Logical Thinking, Overparenting, Parent talk, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Perseverance, SAT, Self-discipline, Skills, Social Skills, Soft skills, Student Engagement, Students, success, Talkington, Teens, Test Scores, Testing, Time Management, Work Ethic|Tags: Education, School|

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High-Tech Personalized Learning Without All the Screentime? It’s Happening in Georgia

Ed Surge - Jenny Abamu "At Paulding County High School [...]

October 21st, 2017|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Biology, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Georgia, High School, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Why I Don’t Have Classroom Rules

Edutopia - David Tow "When I started teaching, I was [...]

October 13th, 2017|Categories: Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, High School, Learning, News, School, School Accountability, Teacher, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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What We Know About Career and Technical Education in High School

Education Next - Brian A. Jacob "Career and technical education [...]

October 10th, 2017|Categories: Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Career, Career & Technical Training, Career Pathways, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, High School, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Taking college classes in high school can lead to more college success

Ed Surge - Mikhail Zinshteyn "New evidence says taking college [...]

September 28th, 2017|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, College and Career Readiness, College Degree, College/University, Current Events, Education, High School, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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