Entries for the 'Improving Practices' Category

Over the past several years, scientists have looked deeper into how brains age and confirmed that they continue to develop through and beyond middle a...

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In this must-read article from The New York Times, Benedict Carey profiles an early education math program in which students from low-income communiti...

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After years of talk and stalled efforts, the creation of a national certification program for principals is finally under way, with plans to launch th...

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New York Times Columnist Bob Herbert writes that "the greatest national security crisis in the United States is education."   To help address the...

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Washington Post Education Columnist Jay Mathews looks at the report on extended learning time released today by the National Center on Time & Lear...

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The New York Times offers an inspiring account of a previously underperforming school in San Jose that sets high expectations, and where students and ...

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Despite the movement for a shared national standards and assessment, experts believe the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) will still...

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In this must-see program David Gregory talks with Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and civil rights leader Rev. ...

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Jay Mathews writes for The Washington Post about a new movement of educators who have replaced the label of "at-risk" with "at-promise."  This is...

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One reason that many girls don't develop an aptitude for math and science, writes Lisa Damour, may be that they aren't encouraged to explore how thing...

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