School Districts Struggle To Get Principals To Stay Put

NPR - Erin Toner "Across the country, schools are increasingly [...]

September 10th, 2013|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Principal, Public School, School District, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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New School Year Brings Sequestration Pain For Many Districts

NPR - Claudio Sanchez "Lancaster is one of many districts [...]

September 7th, 2013|Categories: Accountability, Budget, Children, Current Events, Education, News, Pennsylvania, School, School District, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Guesses and Hype Give Way to Data in Study of Education

The New York Times - GINA KOLATA "What works in [...]

September 3rd, 2013|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, School, School District, Science, Science & Technology, Scientific, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Chicago School Opening Tests New ‘Safe Passage’ Routes

Education Week - Jaclyn Zubrzycki "To ease the disruption from [...]

September 3rd, 2013|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Chicago, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Illinois, Learning, News, School, School District, School Safety, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Schools Installing Panic Buttons to Improve Safety Measures

Education News - Muhammad Nadeem "Schools in DeKalb County, Georgia, [...]

September 3rd, 2013|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Georgia, Learning, News, School, School District, School Safety, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Our schools are getting healthier, CDC report says

The Sacramento Bee - Cynthia H. Craft "School districts in [...]

September 1st, 2013|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, California, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Health, Learning, News, School, School District, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Alabama struggles with how to get kids out of failing schools

Deseret News - Eric Schulzke "Alabama's attempts to help kids [...]

September 1st, 2013|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Alabama, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Scholarship, School, School Choice, School District, School Voucher, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Exercise in, junk food out at nation’s schools, CDC study finds

EdSource - Jane Meredith Adams "Increasing numbers of school districts [...]

August 29th, 2013|Categories: Diet, Exercise, Health, Physical Education, Research, School District, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, School|

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Fewer school districts promote junk food, soda

USA Today - Mike Stobbe "There's been a big shift [...]

August 27th, 2013|Categories: Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Childhood Obesity, Children, Current Events, Diet, Education, Health, News, Nutrition, School District, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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California Upends School Funding To Give Poor Kids A Boost

NPR - Alan Greenblatt "California has revamped its school funding [...]

August 19th, 2013|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Budget, California, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Low Income, Low Performing, News, School, School District, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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