L.A. Unified reports big rise in its graduation rate

The L.A. Times - Howard Blume "The Los Angeles Unified [...]

October 4th, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, California, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Graduates, High School, Learning, Los Angeles, News, School, School District, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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District School Authorizers and Next-Generation Accountability

Education Next - Andy Smarick "I’m excited about a recent [...]

October 4th, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Common Core Standards, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, School, School District, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Working Together to Provide Resources to Prevent Bullying This Month and Every Month

Homeroom - Katie Gorscak "October is National Bullying Prevention Awareness [...]

October 2nd, 2014|Categories: Bullying, Federal, Government, School, School District, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, School|

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North Carolina’s New Voucher Program Already Improving Lives of Students

Education News - Robert Enlow "That all changed when the [...]

September 30th, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, North Carolina, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, School Choice, School District, School Voucher, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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It’s Time to Reimagine School Information

Education Next - John Bailey and Tom Vander Ark "Federal [...]

September 23rd, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Family, Learning, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, School, School District, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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6 characteristics of 5 successful Milwaukee schools

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

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

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Spending cuts to education and nutrition will hurt kids

CNN - Jeanne Sahadi "While the debate over Common Core [...]

September 21st, 2014|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Budget, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Diet, Education, Health, Learning, News, Nutrition, School, School District, School Meals, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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How California Superintendents Can Bust Through Policies to Implement Blended Learning

Education Next - Michael B. Horn "Over the past several [...]

September 20th, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, California, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, School, School District, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Rethinking A Fall Classic: The Parent-Teacher Conference

NPR - Patricia Willens "In New York City this fall, [...]

September 20th, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, New York, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, School, School District, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Wanted: Long-Term Thinking about Technology and Education

Scientific American - Ben Nelson "The rampant spread of technology-mediated [...]

September 17th, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, School, School District, Teacher, Teacher Training, Teaching, Technology, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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