Academic Performance

5 Lies Moms of Teens Tell

Barbara Greenberg | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Lies, Secrets, Mental Health, Daughters, Embarrassment, Academic Performance, Mommybloggers, Psychology, Tweens, Parenting, Grandparents, Education, Teens, Sons, Teachers, Competiyion, Anxiety, Fathers, Parents News
Barbara Greenberg

What an easier time we would have if we felt we had permission to be real with ourselves and each other.

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Should Schools Alone Be Held Accountable For Student Achievement?

| Sarah Garland | Posted 01.31.2012

Read More: Video, Promise Neighborhoods, Student Success, Student Achievement, Academic Performance, Student Success Accountability, Harlem Children Zone, Education Sector, School Accountability, Education Reform, Poor Schools, Cincinnati Public Schools, Education News

This article comes to us courtesy of The Hechinger Report's HechingerEd blog. What if schools didn't have to work alone to improve student achievem...

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Is 6th Grade The Answer To America's Dropout Crisis?

| Kathryn Baron | Posted 01.30.2012

Read More: K-12 Education, High Performing Schools, High Performing Students, Achievement Gains, K-12, Middle School Programs, Academic Performance, Elementary School, Academic Success, High School Dropouts, Sixth Grade, Video, Education, Dropout Crisis, High School, Middle School, Sixth Grade Students, Education News

This story comes to us courtesy of Silicon Valley Education Foundation's Thoughts On Public Education blog, TopEd.org. The idea that hormonally-cha...

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The Land of Opportunity -- An American Fairytale

Steve Nelson | Posted 11.29.2011

Read More: Education Reform, Student Development, Public Schools, College Preparation, Pathway to Promise, Achievement Gap, Academic Performance, School Curriculum, Learning, Education News
Steve Nelson

There are many things American schools need. More early academic emphasis is not one of them. In fact, early academic emphasis is one of the root causes of the intractable achievement "problems" in public schools.

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Study: Boys Less Likely To Succeed In School Than Girls

Posted 07.18.2011

Read More: Gender Gap, Male Students, Boys Academic Achievement, Achievement Gap, Academic Performance, Boy Students, Students, Boys Academic Performance, Boys Education, Education News

On Tuesday, boys education advocates met in Washington to discuss the declining academic performance of male students, reports The Washington Times. B...

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Attention Deficit Disorder: Ritalin Or Recess?

David Katz, M.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: ABC for Fitness, Healthy, Children, Academic Performance, Obesity, Physical Activity, Wellness, Education, Add, Dr. David L. Katz, Recess, Health, Exercise, Dr. David Katz, Fitness, Attention Deficit Disorder, Ritalin, Schools, News, Conditions, Adhda, Healthy Living News
David Katz, M.D.

Rambunctiousness in children is normal. And it should be treated with recess, not Ritalin!

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With Public Schools a Mess, We Can't Wait for Superman

Blaise Nutter | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Public Schools, Davis Guggenheim, Teachers Union, An Inconvenient Truth, Waiting for Superman, Education Reform, Al Gore, Lotteries, Students, Academic Performance, Education, Impact News
Blaise Nutter

Davis Guggenheim's new film, Waiting For Superman, is both a searing indictment of our education system and a desperate call-to-action to save our struggling schools.

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