Common Standards Drive New Approaches to Reading

Education Week - Catherine Gewertz ""I think these standards have [...]

November 15th, 2012|Categories: Education, Math, Reading, Skills, Testing|Tags: Education, School|

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Exam success makes children happy, argues Michael Gove

BBC News - Judith Burns "Exam success boosts children's happiness [...]

November 14th, 2012|Categories: Children, Curriculum, Economy, Learning, Testing, United Kingdom|Tags: Education, School|

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CBSE to conduct ‘Problem Solving Assessment’ to test students on life skills

India Today - Neha Pushkarna "Going beyond the curricula, CBSE [...]

November 9th, 2012|Categories: India, Problem-solving, Skills, Testing|Tags: Education, School|

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The Global Search for Education: Forward Thinking

The Huffington Post - C. M. Rubin "What kinds of [...]

November 9th, 2012|Categories: Canada, Creativity, Critical Thinking, Education, Entrepreneurship, Reform, Testing|Tags: Education, School|

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STAAR’s impact estimated in millions

The Star-Telegram - Will Weissert "It will cost at least [...]

October 30th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Budget, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Education, Learning, News, Teacher, Testing, Texas, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Harder final exams planned

The Advocate - Staff Writer "While public high school gains [...]

October 25th, 2012|Categories: High School, Louisiana, Public School, Testing|Tags: Education, School|

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10 Strategies to Promote Deeper Learning

Education Week - Tom Vander Ark "Author Bernie Trilling asked, [...]

October 18th, 2012|Categories: Career, College/University, Education, Science, Technology, Testing|Tags: Education, School|

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College board: Students who take core curriculum score higher

The Atlanta Journal Constitution - Maureen Downey "Standardized educational assessments [...]

October 7th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Curriculum, Education, Learning, News, Secondary School, Teacher, Teaching, Testing, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Study: Lack of Motivation Has Impact on Testing Accuracy

Education News - Julia Lawrence "The number of college students [...]

September 29th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Children, College/University, Current Events, Curriculum, Education, Learning, News, Teacher, Testing, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Education Nation: Why Educators Aren’t Sold On Video Games

The Huffington Post - Staff Writer "But while games can [...]

September 25th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Children, Education, Learning, News, Teacher, Teaching, Technology, Testing, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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