K-12
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The Quintessential Back-to-School Shopping List (K-12 to College)
At the beginning of each school year, parents everywhere are preparing to shop for school supplies for their K-12 and college students. To help ... -
Are For-Profit Schools a Scam?
While Congress has dismantled their investigation of for-profit colleges, there are still questions that need to be answered concerning their motivations and practices. Betsy ... -
Here’s How We Can Eliminate School Shootings in 10 Reasonable Steps
The unfortunate and sad truth is that school shootings in the US are unmatched in other countries, and yet, this number continues to rise. ... -
Here’s How Much States Spend On Education And How Their Students Perform
The educational expenditures of each state vary significantly from one to the next, but if we were to rank the states on their spending, ... -
Managing Behavior In Classrooms: An Age-Old Challenge
Education has evolved a long way past the traditional format of a teacher speaking in front of a blackboard to a passive, listening cohort. ... -
Making the Link to Career and Life Success: Can K-12 and Higher Education Get it Right?
The model of the graduate, the vision of the graduate, the portrait of the graduate, the college- and career-ready graduate, and many other catchy ... -
101 Questions That Aspiring and Current College Students Should Be Able To Answer
When I started out as a first-generation college student back in 1996, I felt as though I was being thrown to the wolves. My ... -
The Best School Systems in the Country
Where are the country’s best schools? A recent study collected data to answer this very question. Their methodology includes data collection on two main ... -
Why We Celebrate Black History Month
Celebrate seems like the wrong choice for Black History Month, after all, many people suffered and lost their lives in the quest for freedom ... -
Improving Student Learning Outcomes
For too many teachers, a test or quiz is the way to evaluate learning outcomes. High grade=Pass, Low grade=Fail (or close to failing). With ...
