Tag: k12
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Why U.S. Education Must Evolve to Stay Ahead
**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 Real Purpose of Assessments in Education
Assessment is a key part of today’s educational system. Assessment serves as an individual evaluation system, and as a way to compare performance across a spectrum ... -
Mandatory recess in Florida’s public elementary schools?
A group of central Florida mothers have written a bill that asks lawmakers to consider making recess mandatory in the state’s public elementary schools. The bill ... -
The Evidence-Based Athletic Department
A director of athletics details how a shift from paper to digital forms has saved his staff time and helped them gather actionable data about ... -
Male graduates earn more than female graduates: study
Alexandra Hansen, The Conversation Male university graduates earn more than their female counterparts and the pay gap will likely increase with the more time spent in ... -
How the justice system fails us after police shootings
Caren Morrison, Georgia State University Two weeks ago, the police officer who shot Laquan McDonald in Chicago was charged with first-degree murder. Since then, the police ... -
Obama’s Education Reform Dilemma
On the issue of education reform, President Barack Obama still has his work cut out for him. Just before the passage of NCLB in 2001, the ... -
2 Ways That the Mississippi’s P-20 Education System in Stepped Up in 2015
Mississippi’s P-20 education system is not, by any stretch of the imagination, the cream of the crop. However, it may not be as bad as many ... -
4 important life skills college students need from the start
**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 ... -
Piping as poison: the Flint water crisis and America’s toxic infrastructure
Chris Sellers, Stony Brook University (The State University of New York) As the crisis over the water in Flint, Michigan, rolls on, we’re learning more and ...
