The EDifier
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| The truth about recess is out there Once again perception wins out over reality, even in the Washington Post. In a recent article about the importance of physical education, the reporters made this familiar claim: Others [schools] have responded to No Child Left Behind’s mandate to raise student test scores by stealing time from P.E. And this quote is in the article from Stephen [...] | |||
| What can the Center do for you? There has been a lot written over the past couple days about an abstinence-only study released earlier this week. The study?s main conclusion is that abstinence-only programs can be effective. However, a couple years ago another report on abstinence-only programs was released to much buzz as well. However, that report found that abstinence-only programs were [...] | |||
| Helping poor students pay for college is not enough During the State of the Union address, President Obama proposed to increase funding for Pell Grants to help low-income students pay for college. With the cost of a college education out of reach for many families, this is at least a step in the right direction to help more low-incomes students earn a college degree. However, the [...] | |||
| But it will look good on your transcript “It will look good on your transcript.” Sound familiar? For those of you who went to an intensely college-prepatory high school, as I did, you probably got told often that such-and-such extracurricular activity, competition, or club would “look good on your transcript” — thus improving your chances of getting into college. The Center’s new report, Chasing the [...] | |||
| The silent achievement gap I?m delighted to see our Chasing the college acceptance letter report making the rounds in the blogosphere and beyond. Some comments on those blog posts have made particular mention of the fact that it has gotten more difficult for qualified low-income students to get into a good college. This got me wondering as well, but unfortunately the [...] |
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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