With Growth Of ‘Hacker Scouting,’ More Kids Learn To Tinker

NPR - Jon Kalish "n recent months, Scoutlike groups that [...]

December 23rd, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Behavior, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Creativity, Current Events, Curriculum, Education, Learning, News, Science, Science & Technology, Teacher, Technology, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Will online education solve K-12 education woes in the US?

News Herald - Juliann Talkington Online learning seems like a [...]

December 19th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Children, Computer, Curriculum, Education, Information Technology, Learning, School, Science & Technology, Technology|Tags: Education, School|

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The Power of the Arts

The Huffington Post - John M. Eger "But more neuroscientists, [...]

December 9th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Arts, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Creativity, Critical Thinking, Current Events, Curriculum, Education, Engineering, Learning, Math, Mathematics, News, Science, Science & Technology, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Google Gives $23 Million To Charities To Spur Innovation, Help Girls And Minority Students

The Huffington Post - Brett Zongker "Google is announcing $23 [...]

December 4th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Computer, Creativity, Critical Thinking, Culture, Current Events, Education, Engineering, Gender, Learning, Math, Mathematics, News, Science, Science & Technology, Teacher, Teaching, Technology, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Popovich: Girls need to be shown the path to success through STEM education

East Valley Tribune - Carol S. Popovich "Girls need heroes. [...]

December 3rd, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Critical Thinking, Current Events, Education, Engineering, Gender, Learning, Math, Mathematics, News, Science, Science & Technology, Teacher, Technology, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Science Standards Require a Teacher-Learning Rethink

Education Week - Jean Moon, Sarah Michaels, & Brian J. [...]

December 1st, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Education, Learning, News, Reform, Science, Science & Technology, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Evaluations, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Sir James Dyson warns over graduate engineer shortage

The Telegraph - Graeme Paton "Britain’s top companies are failing [...]

December 1st, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Childhood Education, Children, Culture, Current Events, Curriculum, Education, Engineering, England, Great Britain (UK), Learning, Math, Mathematics, News, Science, Science & Technology, Teacher, United Kingdom|Tags: Education, schools|

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South Africa: More Teachers to Be Trained in Maths, Science

All Africa - Staff Writer "The recruitment and training of [...]

December 1st, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Africa, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Curriculum, Education, Learning, Low Income, Low Performing, Math, Mathematics, News, Science, Science & Technology, South Africa, Teacher|Tags: Education, schools|

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CEOs of Inc 500 Companies Lament STEM Worker Shortages

Education News - Julia Lawrence "CEOs of the companies listed [...]

November 27th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Children, Education, Engineering, Learning, Math, Mathematics, News, Science, Science & Technology, Skills Gap, Teacher, Technology, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Robert Bennett: One problem America needs to fix — education

Deseret News - Robert Bennett "But we do have a [...]

November 26th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Children, Education, Engineering, Learning, Math, Mathematics, News, Science, Science & Technology, Teacher, Technology, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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