The Romney education plan: Replacing federal overreach on accountability with federal overreach on school choiceThomas Fordham Institute – Michael J. Petrilli “Governor Mitt Romney’s long-awaited education address happened today…The thrust ...more info |
Report: U.S. Students Get Serious About High SchoolEducation Week – Sarah D. Sparks “High school students work harder and are more focused on school than they were a generation ago, ...more info |
Private Student Loans Are Becoming More CompetitiveBloomberg Businessweek – Karen Weise “Private student lenders are stepping up their game to compete directly with government loans. For ...more info |
Education Schools’ Training On Standardized Tests Found Lacking In New ReportHuff Post Education – Joy Resmovits “In the wake of test-heavy policies like No Child Left Behind and Race to the Top, a teacher’s ...more info |
Learn French, Canada, It’s Good for YouChildUp – John ChildUp “…a child’s brain is not unilingual but rather bilingual, and thus fully wired to learn two languages at ...more info |
Educating for Democracy: How “High” is Higher Education?Huff Post Education – Joel Shatzsky “…there has been a significant shift in emphasis of the purpose of a “higher” ...more info |
Explanation of the Wonderful Development Stages an Infant’s Brain Is Going ThroughChildUp – John ChildUp “There is only a handful of processes that an infant’s developing brain employs in order to make sense of the ...more info |
Designing Common Core Tests For All Proving a ChallengeEducation Week – Nirvi Shah “Although more students with disabilities than ever are included in state testing programs, the task of ...more info |
Studies Illustrate Plight of Introverted StudentsEducation Week – Sarah D. Sparks “Educators often look for ways to bring quiet children out of their shells, but emerging research ...more info |
Make the Work Easier for Teachers: Teach Students to Think for ThemselvesThe Right Question Institute – Dan Rothstein “What do a middle school teacher in a challenging Atlanta public school and a Ph.D graduate ...more info |
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