Monthly Archives: May 2016
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3 Ways Standardized Testing Hurts the Classroom
Assessment has become a central part of education. While lifelong learning should always be the main focus of a classroom, the pervasive knowledge that at some ... -
Teachers and Your Rights: About Your Private Life…
A teacher’s life outside the school may come under scrutiny. Aspects such as whether or not a teacher is associated with any radical political organizations or ... -
How to Cultivate More Diversity in College Coaching
If there was ever a space to easily incorporate more diversity on college campuses, it’s in athletics. From physical trainers to marketing offices to head coaching ... -
Department of Education Releases Religious Exemption List
The Department of Education has released a list of colleges and universities that have requested or received exemptions from Title IX. Title IX says that no ... -
Should Malia Obama have Chosen an HBCU?
The White House announced that Malia Obama, daughter of President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama, will attend Harvard University in 2017. She will graduate ... -
Attend graduate school? You probably lean left
An interesting new study has found that those who attended graduate school over the past couple of decades are likely more liberal in their political thinking than their ... -
Competency Based Education Making a Splash
Last year there were only 52 competency based education (CBE) programs available in the U.S. This year, over 500 colleges and universities plan to roll out ... -
Ranking: FAMU is Nation’s Top HBCU
Florida Agriculture and Mechanical University (FAMU) was named the top Historically Black College and University (HBCU) in the country by Essence and Money magazines. The list ... -
How to Make Living Life Off-Campus More Affordable
**The Edvocate is pleased to publish guest posts as way to fuel important conversations surrounding P-20 education in America. The opinions contained within guest posts are ... -
New Online PD Course Focuses on Incorporating Project-Based Learning
Defined Learning’s Performance Task PD with Jay McTighe helps educators create, implement, and assess effective project-based lessons (CHICAGO, IL) April 28, 2016 – Just in time ...