Education alternatives put power in parents’ hands

Delaware Online - Ronald R. Russo "Recently there have been [...]

May 16th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Delaware, Education, Learning, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, School, School Choice, School District, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Educators spill their top STEM challenges and priorities

E-School News - Laura Devaney "A new survey of district [...]

May 16th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, School, School District, STEM, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|

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Let’s Not Replace the Honesty Gap with a Reality Gap

Education Next - Michael J. Petrilli "In 2007, the Thomas [...]

May 16th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, School, School District, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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New report: Georgia telling parents tall tales when it pronounces their kids proficient

The Atlanta Journal Constitution - Maureen Downey "A new report [...]

May 14th, 2015|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Atlanta, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Georgia, Learning, Parenting, Parents, School, School District, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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8 competencies for K-12 leadership

E-School News - Staff Writer "EdFuel, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit [...]

May 14th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Competency-based Education, Current Events, Education, K-12, Learning, Principal, School, School District, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|

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A Turnaround District for Pennsylvania’s Lowest-performing Schools

Education Next - Michael J. Petrilli "Chairman Smucker, Minority Chairman [...]

May 14th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Low Income, Low Performing, Pennsylvania, School, School District, Teacher, Uncategorized, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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The Science of Why Schools Should Ban Cell Phone Use

Time - Richard Murphy and Louis-Philippe Beland "Allowing cell phones [...]

May 12th, 2015|Categories: Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, School, School District, Teacher, Technology, United States (U.S.)|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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The alternative school program getting most at-risk students to graduate

E-School News - Scott Ebbrecht "A decade ago, approximately 10 [...]

May 12th, 2015|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, At-risk Students, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Ohio, School, School District, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Washington state schools seek waiver from U.S. test-result penalties

Reuters - Staff Writer "Washington state, which already lost an [...]

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

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