Great Teaching

Education Next - Raj Chetty, John N. Friedman and Jonah [...]

April 29th, 2012|Categories: Accountability, Current Events, Education, Research, Teacher|Tags: Education, schools|

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Wealthy children live at home for longer

The Sydney Morning Herald - Adele Hornin "YOUNG adults from [...]

April 24th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Australia, Behavior, Children, Current Events, Education, Family, Low Income, Parenting, Research, Secondary School|Tags: Education, schools|

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Researchers point to a yawning gap in explaining child behaviour

The Sydney Morning Herald - Kate Murphy "DIAGNOSES of Attention [...]

April 22nd, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Children, Current Events, Early Education, Education, Elementary School, Health, Learning, Parenting, Research, Science, Secondary School|Tags: Education, schools|

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Sluggish Pace for Race to Top Spending

Education Week - Michele McNeil "Almost two years into the [...]

April 17th, 2012|Categories: Accountability, Children, Current Events, Curriculum, Education, Elementary School, Government, High School, Learning, Research, Secondary School|Tags: Education, schools|

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Study Finds Autism-Obesity Link in Mothers, Children

Education News - S. D. Lawrence "A new study suggests [...]

April 13th, 2012|Categories: Childhood Obesity, Children, Health, Research|Tags: Education, School|

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Music on the Brain: Collaboration Will Pull Together Music, Science and Martial Arts

ChildUp - John ChildUp "A new research partnership is bringing [...]

April 9th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Brain, Children, Education, Performance, Research, Science|Tags: Education, School|

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Reaching Beyond the Ivory Tower Into the Classroom

Education Week - C. L. Max Nikias & William G. [...]

April 2nd, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, College/University, Education, Innovation, Performance, Reform, Research, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, School|

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Half of children find science and maths too difficult or too boring

The Daily Telegraph- Donna Bowater "The top 10 dream jobs [...]

March 16th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Children, Creativity, Current Events, Curriculum, Education, Engineering, England, Great Britain (UK), Innovation, Math, Research, Science, Technology, United Kingdom|Tags: Education, schools|

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Standardized Test Scores Can Improve When Kids Told They Can Fail, Study Finds

The Huffington Post - Joy Resmovits "As it turns out, [...]

March 15th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Behavior, Children, Current Events, Curriculum, Education, Elementary School, Learning, Research, Secondary School, Testing|Tags: Education, schools|

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Children denied joy of nature, says National Trust

The BBC News - Staff Writer "Children are being denied [...]

March 5th, 2012|Categories: Behavior, Children, Current Events, Curriculum, Early Education, Education, Elementary School, England, Great Britain (UK), Health, Learning, Parenting, Playing, Research, Secondary School, United Kingdom|Tags: Education, schools|

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