The EDifier
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| Walking in her father?s shoes I have the sweetest granddaughter in the world! At 20 months, she’s at that stage where she does the funniest things, like walking around the house with her eyes closed because she thinks we can’t see her. Lately she has taken to putting on her father’s shoes and walking in them. But is that really possible? Will [...] | |||
| Pushups on the battlefield “When are we gonna use this, anyway?” I know you’ve heard the complaint. Students pull it out for everything from math facts to adverbial phrases to history dates. Thankfully, our 21st century skills report provides the answer. Here’s my own analogy to explain. A friend of mine recently went through boot camp. In order to prepare him [...] | |||
| What do Dell, Microsoft, and Apple have in common? . . . Besides computers All three companies were founded and led by college dropouts. That?s right; Michael Dell, Bill Gates and Steve Jobs all dropped out of college to become three of the most successful businessmen of all time. These are definitely three great American success stories. However, their successes are being used by some to argue that the need [...] | |||
| Time is on our side There’s been a lot of press recently on the call to lengthen the school year as one way to raise student achievement — an idea being promoted most visibly by U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. We talked about the research on school time with Parade magazine. You can see the article here and participate in their readers’ poll. Last count, [...] | |||
| Grading states on their innovation On Monday I attended the U.S. Chamber of Commerce?s National Education and Workforce Summit, where they released the second installment of their Leaders and Laggards report. The Chamber released the first installment two years ago which graded states on their education achievement. This installment, however, graded each state on their educational innovation in eight categories [...] |
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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