Foreign language learning leads to cognitive benefits in students, experts say

Foreign language learning leads to cognitive benefits in students, experts say

May 18th, 2020|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Bilingual, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Foreign Language, Language, language and academic achievement, Language Immersion, Languages, Learning, News, School, Students, Teacher, United States (U.S.), Utah|Tags: Education, schools|

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Early learning is a predictor of lifelong success, more Utah kids need to attend preschool, lawmakers told

Early learning is a predictor of lifelong success and more kids need to attend preschool

August 5th, 2019|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Early Education, Education, Learning, News, Preschool, Teacher, United States (U.S.), Utah|Tags: Education, schools|

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Making the move to standards-based grading: How we did it & what we learned

E-School News - Georgia Omer "Traditional letter grades have been [...]

August 22nd, 2018|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, School, School Accountability, School District, Students, Teacher, Teaching, United States (U.S.), Utah|Tags: Education, schools|

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No more math drills: Suggestions for helping your child excel in math

KSL - Cosette Jarrett "Situation: Your kiddo comes home from [...]

April 9th, 2018|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Math, Mathematics, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, School, Teacher, Teaching, United States (U.S.), Utah|Tags: Education, School|

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Reading to your children: a special time to learn

The Daily Extra - Lydia Olsen "We all can remember [...]

October 7th, 2017|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Books, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, Reading, Teacher, United States (U.S.), Utah|Tags: Education, schools|

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Personalized learning isn’t just for math — it boosts literacy, too

Education Dive - Autumn A. Arnett "In Utah, the UPSTART [...]

February 10th, 2017|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Books, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Literacy, literature, Math, Mathematics, News, Reading, Teacher, United States (U.S.), Utah|Tags: Education, schools|

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Higher standards are leading to higher math scores in Utah

The Cache Valley Daily - Eric Frandsen "Efforts to improve [...]

December 21st, 2016|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Math, Mathematics, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.), Utah|Tags: Education, schools|

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Policy, Pilots and the Path to Competency-Based Education: A Tale of Three States

Education Next - Karla Phillips and Carri Schneider "Our nation’s [...]

October 14th, 2016|Categories: Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Competency-based Education, Current Events, Education, Florida, Idaho, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.), Utah|Tags: Education, schools|

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Derek B. Miller: Utah speaks the world’s languages

Deseret News - Derek B. Miller "Utah boasts a robust [...]

June 30th, 2016|Categories: Culture, Dual-language, Economy, Education, Foreign Language, Global Economy, K-12, Language Immersion, Mandarin, Utah|Tags: Education, School|

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Why ‘STEM’ is a big buzzword in education right now

FOX 13 Salt Lake City - Staff Writer "STEM (Science, [...]

February 23rd, 2016|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, STEM, Teacher, United States (U.S.), Utah|Tags: Education, schools|

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