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Elementary Education

Financial Success In Adulthood Tied To Key Skills At Age 7

The Huffington Post | Rebecca Klein | Posted 05.15.2013 | Science

It may seem hard to figure, but provocative new research suggests that an individual's math and reading skills in elementary school are key indicator...

Preparing Students for College, Jobs, and Success

Sheila Simon | Posted 04.24.2013 | Chicago
Sheila Simon

Adapting to higher standards and raising expectations may prove challenging, but they are the steps we must take so that our kids are successful in high schools and prepared for colleges and careers. Readiness is worth a celebration.

Right On, Prime Minister

Amy Cooper | Posted 04.08.2013 | Impact
Amy Cooper

Lets help make sure that every child, no matter his or her gender, is given the opportunity to unlock that potential.

The Three Rs vs. the Three Cs -- or Is It the Five Cs?

Ben Michaelis, Ph.D. | Posted 11.12.2012 | Home
Ben Michaelis, Ph.D.

We all know the three Rs of Education are not cutting it anymore. It's not even a debate. The only question left to ponder is what to do about it.

Stop Failing Our Children With Three Rs -- Give Them the Three Cs!

Ben Michaelis, Ph.D. | Posted 10.31.2012 | Home
Ben Michaelis, Ph.D.

Culture is moving too rapidly to predict exactly what skills people will need a generation from now. Instead, we need to give them the tools to adapt to a future that we can't yet imagine -- and that's exactly the point.

Sending Off My Nervous Baby Into the World -- of Standardized Testing

Homa Sabet Tavangar | Posted 05.14.2012 | Parents
Homa Sabet Tavangar

I'm mad this morning. My 8 year-old is a nervous wreck. Today is the first day of PSSA standardized testing at her school.

Let Me Tell You About Teach for America

Shaun Johnson | Posted 09.10.2011 | Home
Shaun Johnson

I'm trying to be sincere when I question TFA. I just can't see its long-term benefits to education and the teaching profession. Even as a short-term stopgap measure in high-needs areas, I think it's doing more harm to teaching than good.

Scratch That: Schools Required To Teach Keyboarding, No More Cursive [POLL]

Posted 09.06.2011 | Home

Is the keyboard completely replacing the pen? Indiana school officials have announced that students will no longer be required to learn cursive wri...

A Paradox? Or Just a Contradiction?

John Merrow | Posted 08.07.2011 | Home
John Merrow

Can a school be both good and bad at the same time? Is educational quality -- like beauty -- in the eye of the beholder or do test scores say it all?

Letters to Wendy: Pre-Service Teachers React to Teach for America

Shaun Johnson | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Shaun Johnson

The thought that people with "higher" degrees can aimlessly teach the most at risk children without proper preparation and training is false and cruel.

Rather than Race to the Top, We Should Have Started Fixing Education There

Brian Ross | Posted 05.25.2011 | College
Brian Ross

The Obama Administration launched a barrage of carrots under Race to the Top, when they should have started with a stick to beat America's Colleges an...