More playing, less memorizing: Milwaukee teachers learn to teach game creation

The Milwaukee Wisconsin Journal-Sentinel - Matt Kulling "For many teachers, [...]

August 10th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Game-based Learning, Learning, Milwaukee, School, School District, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Training, Teaching, United States (U.S.), Wisconsin|Tags: Education, schools|

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Wisconsin High Schools Learn from New PISA Test

Education Next - Alan J. Borsuk "The countryside 30 miles [...]

June 27th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Milwaukee, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.), Wisconsin|Tags: Education, schools|

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Recipe for educational success: Value grit along with grades

The Milwaukee Wisconsin Journal Sentinel - Alan J. Borsuk "Grit. [...]

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

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Charter Schools 101: The basics behind a hot education topic

The Milwaukee Wisconsin Journal Sentinel - Alan J. Borsuk "Amid [...]

June 13th, 2015|Categories: Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Charter School, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Milwaukee, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.), Wisconsin|Tags: Education, schools|

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Some Schools Embrace Demands for Education Data

The New York Time - Motoko Rich "In this small [...]

May 12th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Data, Education, Learning, Milwaukee, School, School District, Teacher, United States (U.S.), Wisconsin|Tags: Education, schools|

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Measurement Is Key To Accelerating Education Impact

Forbes - Staff Writer "With fewer than 20% of Milwaukee’s [...]

May 5th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Milwaukee, Teacher, Teacher Training, Teaching, United States (U.S.), Wisconsin, Word Comprehension|Tags: Education, schools|

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This school groups students by ability, not grade level

E-School News - Erin Richards "It’s after lunch in a [...]

April 11th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Elementary School, Learning, Milwaukee, Teacher, United States (U.S.), Wisconsin|Tags: Education, schools|

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Milwaukee ‘turnaround schools’ plan likely to be scaled back

The Milwaukee Wisconsin Journal Sentinel - Alan J. Borsuk "Why [...]

March 29th, 2015|Categories: Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Charter School, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, K-12, Learning, Milwaukee, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.), Wisconsin|Tags: Education, schools|

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Promoting school quality can be done on many fronts

The Milwaukee Wisconsin Journal-Sentinel - Alan j. Borsuk "What a [...]

March 22nd, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Charter School, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, K-12, Learning, Milwaukee, School, School Choice, School District, Teacher, Uncategorized, United States (U.S.), Wisconsin|Tags: Education, schools|

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Training partnership teaches welding — and life skills

The Milwaukee Wisconsin Journal Sentinel - Rick Barrett "Growing up [...]

February 15th, 2015|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Career, Career & Technical Training, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, High School, Learning, Milwaukee, News, Teacher, Trade School, United States (U.S.), Wisconsin|Tags: Education, schools|

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