Tag: put kids first
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Should the U.S. Switch to Year-Round Schooling?
The traditional school year, with roughly three months of vacation time every summer, was first implemented when America was primarily an agricultural society. We have changed ... -
Next Generation Science Standards are Smart
Earlier this month California became the seventh state to adopt a new brand set of K-12 science outlines, dubbed Next Generation Science Standards, or NGSS. The ... -
Survey: Internet helps education, hurts morality
The Pew Research Center has released results to a poll of relatively new internet users in developing countries that found the internet is viewed pretty favorably, particularly ... -
3 Ways to Improve U.S. Students Standing Worldwide
The latest international report on student knowledge and success worldwide once again paints U.S. pupils in a bad light. This is not the first time American ... -
Tax credits, school choice and ‘neovouchers’: What you need to know
Kevin Welner, University of Colorado As Republican lawmakers craft a tax reform bill, there’s speculation on the import taxes, value-added taxes and tax cuts it may ... -
18 Reasons the U.S. Education System is Failing
Once upon a time, enthusiasts designed a formal education system to meet the economic demands of the industrial revolution. Fast forward to today and, with the ... -
Year-Round Schooling: How it Affects Students
The traditional school year, with roughly three months of vacation days every summer was first implemented when America was an agricultural society. The time off was ... -
Our Kids Deserve Better: The Push For Bipartisan Education Reform
After spending a decade and a half in the field of education, and much to my chagrin, not much has changed. K-12 schools are still underperforming, ... -
4 Ways to Improve Parent Involvement in K-12 Learning
By Matthew Lynch Students benefit when there are parent-school partnerships surrounding their school work. However, it is not always easy to promote such a culture of ... -
Are liberal arts more valuable than STEM learning?
A liberal arts education that focuses on a broad range of topics, and is not vocationally-centric, is a bigger asset to today’s students than other trending ...