Why students should learn computer science early and often

Why students should learn computer science early and often

June 19th, 2021|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Computer, Computer Science, Current Events, Education, Kansas, Kindergarten, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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5 States in Crisis: Budget Battles, Court Challenges, Political Bickering Leave Schools Millions Short

The 74 Million - Carolyn Phenicie "Chicago Schools are laying [...]

August 15th, 2016|Categories: Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Chicago, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Funding, Illinois, Kansas, Learning, News, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, School, School District, Teacher, United States (U.S.), Washington|Tags: Education, schools|

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STEAM versus STEM Education

The Sunflower - Victoria Hendricks "Stemtosteam.org is a website that [...]

September 25th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Arts, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Kansas, Learning, STEM, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Schools can — and should — teach more than discipline

The Seattle Times - Jerry Large "Dismantling the school-to-prison pipeline [...]

August 4th, 2015|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, After-School Program, Asia, Behavior, Bicultural, biliteracy, Boston, Bullying, Business, Cambodia, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Community College, Countries, Curiosity, Current Events, Delaware, Detroit, Discipline, Dual-language, Education, Kansas, language and academic achievement, Learning, Rwanda, San Francisco, SAT, Scandinavian, School, School Choice, School District, School Safety, Talkington, Tax Credit, Teacher, United Arab Emirates, United Nations, United States (U.S.), Wales, Walking, Washington|Tags: Education, schools|

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Education Department extends No Child Left Behind waivers for 7 states, District of Columbia

The U.S. News and World Report - JENNIFER C. KERR [...]

June 23rd, 2015|Categories: Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Georgia, Hawaii, Kansas, Learning, Missouri, Nevada, New York, News, No Child Left Behind, Teacher, Washington, D.C., West Virginia|Tags: Education, schools|

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USD 501 bilingual students head to middle school

The Topeka Capital-Journal - Celia Llopis-Jepsen "Whitson Elementary student Trip [...]

May 27th, 2015|Categories: Bilingual, Brain, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Foreign Language, Kansas, Language, Middle School, Spanish|Tags: Education, School|

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Research shows parents can help close the word gap in early childhood education

FOX 4 KC - John Pepitone "Research shows that children [...]

August 26th, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Early Education, Education, Kansas, Learning, Literacy, Missouri, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Teacher, United States (U.S.), Word Comprehension|Tags: Education, schools|

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Educators Not Satisfied With Revised Kansas Social Media Policy

NPR - Juana Summers "The clash between academic freedom and [...]

May 27th, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Kansas, Learning, News, Social Media, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Foreign language pilot program for elementary students expands in Lee’s Summit

Lee's Summit Journal - TORIANO PORTER "By his own admission, [...]

April 4th, 2014|Categories: After-School Program, Elementary School, Foreign Language, Kansas, Language Immersion, Second Language|Tags: Education, School|

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Why Kids in Kansas May Learn How to Shake Hands but not How to Save and Invest

Time - Dan Kadlec "A statehouse debate in Topeka shines [...]

March 22nd, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Financial Literacy, Kansas, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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