Search Results for: achievement gap
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Hands-on chemistry comes home
Science is one of those topics that just has to be experienced to be understood. When I was a public elementary school teacher, I truly saw ... -
Does music education make children smarter?
It’s no secret that throughout the United States, music education programs are being eliminated due to funding. However the benefits these programs can bring are critical ... -
Taylor Swift donates 25,000 books to NYC schools
Singer Taylor Swift has partnered with Scholastic to donate 25,000 books to New York City schools in need of additional resources, according to Education World. In ... -
3 Ways Technology Can Fix Education
As the use of technology becomes more and more prevalent in schools, concerns have popped up about its ubiquity in schools. Some will even go as ... -
The Slow Gamification of K-12 Classrooms
Children are becoming acutely acquainted with mobile technology long before their K-12 classroom years. When they arrive at their first organized school experiences, they are often ... -
8 More Reasons the U.S. Education System is Failing
In the first part of this series, I discussed 10 reasons the U.S. education system is still struggling to return to its glory days. In thinking ... -
3 Ways to Improve U.S. Students’ Standing Worldwide
The latest international report on student knowledge and success worldwide once again paints U.S. students in a bad light. This is not the first time American ... -
Is it Possible to Sustain School Reform Indefinitely?
By Matthew Lynch The word “reform” comes with the connotation of something with a start and end date. There are reformation eras in history, and policies, ... -
Top Trends to Look Out For in Resource Allocation
Many investigators have called for new methods to look at spending so that they can gain a better understanding of how resources are distributed. Manufacturing theories ... -
3 Initiatives Designed to Help Minorities Succeed in College
It seems that graduating from high school is no longer the end goal of P-12 learning – earning a college degree has replaced it. By 2018, ...