Saline district to provide foreign language instruction to elementary school students next fall

The Saline Reporter - Jim Pruitt "Preparing students for life [...]

December 2nd, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Children, Current Events, Curriculum, Education, Foreign, Foreign Language, Language Immersion, Learning, Michigan, News, Teacher, Uncategorized, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Support grows for more preschool education

The Holland Sentinel - Staff Writer "A $130 million initiative [...]

November 5th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Behavior, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Culture, Current Events, Curriculum, Early Education, Education, Learning, Michigan, News, Preschool, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Kalamazoo classes help turn parents into literacy coaches

The Kalamazoo Gazette - Julie Mack "As Kalamazoo Public Schools [...]

November 5th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Children, Education, Learning, Literacy, Michigan, News, Parenting, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, School|

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Michigan’s Tougher Curriculum Leads to Lower Graduation Rates

Education News - Julia Lawrence "The introduction of more stringent [...]

October 26th, 2012|Categories: Curriculum, Low Performing, Math, Michigan, Science|Tags: Education, School|

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Detroit Parents Agree: Anything But Detroit Public Schools

Education News - Julia Lawrence "The Detroit News reports that [...]

October 15th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Behavior, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Detroit, Education, Learning, Michigan, News, Parenting, School Choice, School Voucher, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Bullied West Branch teen sparkles at homecoming

The Detroit Free Press - Ann Zaniewski Kropp, a 16-year-old [...]

October 2nd, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Behavior, Bullying, Children, Culture, Current Events, Detroit, Education, Learning, Michigan, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Town turns tables on school prank

The Detroit News - Francis X. Donnelly "High school student [...]

September 25th, 2012|Categories: Bullying, Children, Detroit, Education, Michigan, News, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Ex-basketball star Jalen Rose gives hope to Detroit students

USA Today - Chastity Pratt Dawsey "This small charter high [...]

September 2nd, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Charter School, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Curriculum, Detroit, Education, Learning, Low Income, Low Performing, Michigan, News, Poverty, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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ACLU Files ‘Right To Read’ Lawsuit in Michigan

Education News - Julia Lawrence "The American Civil Liberties Union [...]

July 20th, 2012|Categories: Literacy, Michigan, Reading|Tags: Education, School|

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How computers can hurt schools

The Washington Post - Jay Mathews "Those who hope 21st [...]

July 16th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Behavior, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Computer, Current Events, Curriculum, Detroit, Education, Learning, Literacy, Michigan, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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