A Turnaround District for Pennsylvania’s Lowest-performing Schools

Education Next - Michael J. Petrilli "Chairman Smucker, Minority Chairman [...]

May 14th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Low Income, Low Performing, Pennsylvania, School, School District, Teacher, Uncategorized, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Quality early education key to building strong future workforce

Fredericksburg.com - CATHY JETT "The workforce pipeline begins as early [...]

May 5th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Current Events, Early Education, Learning, Teacher, Uncategorized, United States (U.S.), Virginia|Tags: Education, schools|

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Mind the Readiness Gap

The U.S. News and World Report - Terry McAuliffe "The [...]

May 1st, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Early Education, Learning, Parenting, Preschool, Teacher, Uncategorized, Virginia|Tags: Education, schools|

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Teen Essay: The benefits of learning a foreign language young

The Press Democrat - ALLEGRA GEIGER "Did you know that [...]

May 1st, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Bilingual, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, College/University, Current Events, Foreign, Foreign Language, Language, Language Immersion, Learning, School, School District, Teacher, Uncategorized|Tags: Education, schools|

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Brain scans show dyslexia, dysgraphia require different types of treatment

The Seattle Times - John Higgins "About 36 percent of [...]

May 1st, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Brain, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Learning, Teacher, Uncategorized, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Simpson’s Paradox Hides NAEP Gains (Again)

Education Next - Chad Aldeman "Is the education space mature [...]

May 1st, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, African American, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Hispanic, Learning, Low Income, Low Performing, News, Teacher, Uncategorized, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Improve teacher development using a challenge-based model

E-School News - Tom Daccord "These are just a few [...]

April 28th, 2015|Categories: Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Current Events, Learning, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Evaluations, Teacher Training, Teaching, Uncategorized|Tags: Education, schools|

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‘Hero’ teacher tackles shooter in Washington high school (+video)

The Christian Science Monitor - Donna Gordon Blankinship "A popular [...]

April 28th, 2015|Categories: Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Current Events, High School, Learning, Teacher, Teaching, Teens, Uncategorized, Washington|Tags: Education, schools|

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Early child care experiences play role in kids’ future

Health Canal - Staff Writer "Children who use centre-based child [...]

April 26th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Child-care, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Early Education, Education, Learning, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Preschool, Teacher, Uncategorized, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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The Best Part of NCLB Reauthorization You’ve Never Heard Of

Education Next - Nora Gordon "Sens. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) and [...]

April 26th, 2015|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, No Child Left Behind, Teacher, Uncategorized, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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