Monthly Archives: June 2016
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HBCU Insights: How college ratings reversal could benefit HBCUs
A column by Dr. Larry J. Walker In 2013 President Obama outlined a plan to introduce a college ratings system to provide prospective students and their parents ... -
Social reading: Oxymoron or 21st century paradigm?
**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 ... -
Online school provides unique curriculum in rural areas
By Barb Meidinger — The North Dakota Center for Distance Education on-line learning opportunities provide the perfect venue for inquisitive students who want to explore the ... -
Creating and Sustaining Educational Change 101
Edpolicy, edreform, school reform, put kids first, When considering school reform, it may be advantageous for administrators to think of their schools as businesses. If the ... -
Is Sesame Street more important than preschool?
According to a new study produced by Melissa Kearney of the University of Maryland and Phillip Levine of Wellesley College, Sesame Street teaches children just as well as ... -
How can we help boys love school?
A guest post by Linda Marie Gilliam Author of Seven Steps to Help Boys Love School: Teaching to their Passion for Less Frustration In order for ... -
Pull Your Own Weight: A moral imperative
**The Edvocate is pleased to publish guest posts as way to fuel important conversations surrounding a P-20 education in America. The opinions contained within guest posts ... -
Social Constructivism and Leadership
While most current literature is directed toward the use of social constructivism in educational organizations, it can be used by leaders of organizations both inside and ... -
Spotlighting the Legacy of Teachers in the U.S.
American education has greatly changed over the years. Both students and teachers look vastly different from their early American counterparts. At the beginning of the colonial ... -
Is vocational education making a comeback?
With Congress and President Obama placing renewed emphasis on the importance of vocational education, many states are starting to march to the same drumbeat. In California, ...