College Summer Programs for High Schoolers: Are They Worth It?

Forbes - Laura Reston "Parents faced with even tougher college [...]

July 1st, 2015|Categories: College/University, High School, Parents, Students, summer|Tags: Education, School|

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7 Solutions That Would Improve Graduation Rates

NPR - Anya Kamenetz "This month we reported the findings [...]

June 29th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Graduates, High School, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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What should graduates look like in 10 years?

E-School News - Rachel Norris "It seems an almost unknowable [...]

June 27th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Bilingual, biliteracy, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Digital Literacy, Education, Foreign Language, High School, Language, language and academic achievement, Language Immersion, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Indiana Strikes Again: Why Removing World Language Requirements From Hoosier High School Diplomas Could Be Detrimental

The Huffington Post - Allison Underhill & Brianna Susnak "Earlier [...]

June 18th, 2015|Categories: Culture, Foreign Language, High School, History, Indiana, Jobs, Second Language, World languages|Tags: Education, School|

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SAT Won’t Score Two Sections After Misprint

NBC News - Ben Popken " After a misprint in [...]

June 16th, 2015|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, High School, Learning, News, SAT, School, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Chicago student accepted to 26 universities, offered more than $3 million in scholarships

Eyewitness News 7 New York - Stacey Baca "Kenwood Academy's [...]

June 15th, 2015|Categories: Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Chicago, Childhood Education, Children, College and Career Readiness, College Degree, College/University, Current Events, Education, High School, Illinois, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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From ‘Dropout Crisis’ To Record High, Dissecting The Graduation Rate

NPR - Anya Kamenetz "In his State of the Union [...]

June 13th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Grades, Graduates, High School, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Women In Science: Poor Self-Perceived Ability In Math Leads To Less Female Scientists, STEM Subjects

Medical Daily - Kristin Magaldi "...researchers are wondering what it [...]

June 10th, 2015|Categories: Career, Gender, Girls, Growth Mindset, High School, STEM, Women|Tags: Education, School|

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SAT Test Scores Face Scrutiny After Printing Error Gave Students Extra Time

Time - Sam Frizell "Students were accidentally given five extra [...]

June 9th, 2015|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, High School, Learning, News, SAT, School, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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The Truth Behind Your State’s High School Grad Rate

NPR - Elissa Nadworny "The national graduation rate is at [...]

June 8th, 2015|Categories: Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Graduates, High School, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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