The EDifier
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| What parents think of their public schools, then and now I have been looking over the results from the 2010 Phi Delta Kappa/Gallup Poll that were released yesterday, and there were some trends I found quite intriguing. For example, although the public is not sold on No Child Left Behind (NCLB), with nearly half having an unfavorable view of NCLB, the reason why is unclear. [...] | |||
| More students prepared for college success according to ACT More high school students continue to take the ACT college entrance exam, according to the newly released ACT High School Profile Report: The graduating class of 2010. There was a particularly large increase in number of minority students in the Class of 2010 taking the ACT. However, these increases likely led to the slight decline [...] | |||
| If you can make it there, you?ll make it anywhere?? Apologies to ol’ blue eyes, but those lyrics aren’t necessarily true when it comes to charter schools. Last year, Stanford economist Caroline Hoxby released a study that found charter schools could all but close the Scarsdale-Harlem achievement gap. For those of you outside the New York City area, this is the achievement gap between students in the affluent [...] | |||
| How does your state compare to other countries? Unless you live in Minnesota or Massachusetts, you have no idea. That’s because they were the only U.S. states to participate in the most recent round of international assessments. Both states took part in 2007 TIMSS, which assessed the math and science skills of 4th and 8th graders from over 40 countries and jurisdictions. What both states found out [...] | |||
| Creativity can be taught What does it take to get something done at work? It takes more than just knowing the solution. Qualities like communication, collaboration, critical thinking, and creativity — often called “broader competencies” by those in education — are key to succeeding in the real world. If you think schools can’t teach things like these, or that [...] |
Pre-kindergarten
Investing in high-quality pre-kindergarten education yields benefits for kids, school, and communities.
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Investing in high-quality pre-kindergarten education yields benefits for kids, school, and communities.
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Good measures
for good schools
The right questions to ask for a full picture of the quality of your schools.
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for good schools
The right questions to ask for a full picture of the quality of your schools.
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All in favor
Why it is important to vote in local school board elections and questions you should ask about candidates.
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Why it is important to vote in local school board elections and questions you should ask about candidates.
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