Why public schools need measurable standards (OPINION)

Oregon Live - Bob Woods "Most people are intimately familiar [...]

January 12th, 2016|Categories: Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Oregon, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Multnomah County Library: Learning doesn’t have stop during holiday break

Oregon Live - Tony Hernandez "For parents looking to keep [...]

December 1st, 2015|Categories: Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Libraries, News, Oregon, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Surprising idea for special education students: Go to college

Oregon Live - Betsy Hammond "In Portland and around the [...]

November 26th, 2015|Categories: College Degree, College/University, Disabilities, Education, Oregon, Special needs, Students|Tags: Education, School|

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Don’t discount value of cursive writing

Portland Tribune - Dr. Suzanne Baruch Asherson "This past weekend, [...]

October 23rd, 2015|Categories: Brain, Brain development, Cursive, Education, Handwriting, Oregon, Teacher Training|Tags: Education, School|

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Don’t shoot the test-score messenger, Oregon (OPINION)

Oregon Live - Michael J. Petrilli and Robert Pondiscio "Five [...]

October 3rd, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Oregon, School, School District, Teacher, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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In teacher shortage, schools recruit professionals to teach

E-School News - Sean Hart "A shortage of trained teachers [...]

September 19th, 2015|Categories: Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Oregon, School, School District, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Training, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Pilot program helps low-income preschoolers learn to like veggies

Reuters - Kathryn Doyle "In a pilot study, the Harvest [...]

September 12th, 2015|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Diet, Early Education, Education, Food, Health, Learning, Nutrition, Oregon, Preschool, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|

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Oregon goes all-out for all-day kindergarten

Oregon Live - Betsy Hammond "Oregon schools are delivering a [...]

September 8th, 2015|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Early Education, Education, Kindergarten, Learning, Oregon, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Portland teachers feel classroom environment is unsafe, according to union survey

Oregon Live - Heather Singmaster "About 34 percent of Portland [...]

September 6th, 2015|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Oregon, School, School Discipline, School District, School Safety, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Kindergarten assessments aren’t something to fear: Editorial Agenda 2015

Oregon Live - Editorial "It may seem like overkill at [...]

August 23rd, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Early Education, Education, Kindergarten, Learning, Oregon, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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