Classrooms

Teaching in a Diverse America: It's the Relationships That Matter

Maureen Costello | Posted 02.11.2012

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Maureen Costello

Our nation continues to grow more diverse. It's especially apparent in our nation's classrooms where one out of four students are the children of im...

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Rethinking Classroom Furniture

| Dana Chivvis | Posted 01.21.2012

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This piece comes to us courtesy of Education Nation's The Learning Curve blog. NBC News education reporter Dana Chivvis writes. Classroom furniture...

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Schools Fear Worst Budget Cuts Ahead

AP | KIMBERLY HEFLING | Posted 12.24.2011

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LANCASTER, Pa. — Educators are bracing for a tough reality: As difficult as budget cuts have been on schools, more tough times are likely ahead....

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Disruptive Schooling

Nancy Pine | Posted 12.20.2011

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Nancy Pine

We envy the academic achievement level in China. There are many reasons for their achievement. But one is that instructional time is respected. The teachers teach -- uninterrupted. Not a second is lost.

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Arne Duncan: Classrooms Center On Relationships

Ed.gov blog | Posted 08.31.2011

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Ed.gov blog: Ed. note: Secretary Duncan penned the following letter for a Virtual Conference that will take place during July. During the conferen...

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Using Video In The Classroom: It's Not Just About Surveillance

John Merrow | Posted 05.25.2011

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John Merrow

Television and video have an undistinguished track record in public education, as either a babysitter or a security measure. But things have changed in recent years.

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Open Classrooms v. Charter Schools (VIDEO)

John Merrow | Posted 05.25.2011

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John Merrow

What exactly is a regular public school, as opposed to a charter school? Is there such a thing? For that matter, is there a typical charter school?

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Disney's Planet Challenge Gets Kids Involved In Environment, Community

Posted 05.25.2011

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The second annual Disney's Planet Challenge is encouraging kids in grades 3-8 to get involved with environmental conservation and helping their commun...

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Measuring Our Education System's Success: Looking at the Patient Instead of the Thermometer

Deborah Meier | Posted 05.25.2011

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Deborah Meier

Confusing a measure of well-being for well-being itself has been done in spades in education. Rare indeed do we hear from those who work inside schools and are paying attention not only to "indicators" but to what they are intended stand-ins for.

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"Teachers Don't Like Boys, Mom"

Holly Robinson | Posted 11.17.2011

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Holly Robinson

Research tells us what most parents know: boys are apt to be "kinesthetic learners." That's educatorspeak for the fact that most boys learn best while they're in motion.

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