The Teacher Equity Problem Is Real. The Proposed Solutions Are Not.

Education Next - Chad Aldeman "If teachers are the most-important [...]

November 15th, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, School, School District, Students, Teacher, Teacher Autonomy, Teacher Salary, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Fixing Detroit’s 
Broken School System

Education Next - Robin J. Lake, Ashley Jochim and Michael [...]

November 15th, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Detroit, Education, Learning, Michigan, News, School, School Choice, School District, School Safety, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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School districts in Pennsylvania sue state over education funding

Reuters - Daniel Kelley "(Reuters) - Six Pennsylvania school districts [...]

November 11th, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Budget, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Funding, Learning, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, School, School District, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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The Challenge of Teaching Science in Rural America

The Atlantic - Alexandra Ossola "When seventh-grade teachers instruct students [...]

November 11th, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Rural, School, School District, Science, Science & Technology, Scientific, Teacher, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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5 Tools That Are Transforming STEM Education

The Atlantic - ALEXANDRA OSSOLA "Today, teachers of science, technology, [...]

November 9th, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Math, Mathematics, News, School District, Science, Science & Technology, Scientific, STEM, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Too Many Kids Quit Science Because They Don’t Think They’re Smart

The Atlantic - Alexandra Ossola "For most students, science, math, [...]

November 8th, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Math, Mathematics, News, School, School District, Science, Science & Technology, Scientific, STEM, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Pythagoras’ iPhone: Is Listening A Lost Classroom Art?

NPR - Eric Westervelt "What, exactly, is good listening, and [...]

November 8th, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, School, School District, Students, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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What Effective Schools Do

Education Next - Martin R. West, Christopher F. O. Gabrieli, [...]

November 8th, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, School, School District, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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10 ways to create engaging schools

E-School News - Laura Devaney "Technology integration and project-based learning [...]

November 8th, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, School, School District, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Consultant’s report details problems with LAUSD student record system

The L.A. Times - Howard Blume "The rollout of a [...]

November 8th, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, California, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Data, Education, Learning, Los Angeles, News, School, School District, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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