Tag: edchat
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While rethinking admissions process, consider creativity
James C. Kaufman, University of Connecticut The Turning the Tide report released last week by the Harvard Graduate School of Education has colleges and universities across ... -
Should we stop the use of test data for educator evaluations?
A guest post by Kimberly Kappler Hewitt **The Edvocate is pleased to publish guest posts as way to fuel important conversations surrounding P-20 education in America. The ... -
Ways teachers can save money for retirement
**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 ... -
#MichaelBrown is probably sitting in your classroom
**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 ... -
The 3 Necessary Steps to Getting Your Teaching Degree
Becoming an educator begins, of course, with your own education. Whether you’re starting your pathway to becoming a teacher straight out of high school or are ... -
Should college and high school diplomas be earned together?
The term “college prep” as it relates to high school paths has a different meaning than when I was a teenager. The high school courses that ... -
2 Ways Educational Opportunity Has Risen 80 Percent Since 1970
According to the Historical Report of Opportunity, released by Opportunity Nation and Measure of America, educational opportunity has escalated by 80 percent since 1970. The Report ... -
Rethinking the Emphasis on Standardized Testing
Note: Today’s guest blog is from Robert Sun, chairman, president and CEO of Suntex International Inc. and inventor of First In Math, an online program designed ... -
Why scholars emphasize the need for affirmative action
Kalpana Jain, The Conversation Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, during oral arguments in the affirmative action case, Fisher v University of Texas, on Wednesday, December 9, ... -
6 Saddening Facts about Childhood Obesity and Unhealthy Body Image
The rate of obesity among children is skyrocketing—and this is something to worry about. After all, as you might expect, obese children are at a higher ...