Tag: school reform
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4 Bold Education-Related Promises from Presidential Candidates
This year has brought out many interesting candidates for the 2016 presidency, including Hillary Clinton, and Jeb Bush. It is not surprising that these presidential hopefuls ... -
In 23 states, poor students see less school funding
Poverty makes it more difficult for children to succeed in school, and they come to school at a disadvantage. These students tend to have more needs ... -
Time to Learn: Revisiting the School Calendar Debate
The nine-month school calendar that emerged over a century and a half ago has proven resistant to change. It remains the predominant organizational structure within which ... -
Poverty and School Funding: Why Low-Income Students Often Suffer
By Matthew Lynch While the current U.S. economy continues to improve, there is one area that is still feeling the squeeze from the recession years: K-12 ... -
Ask An Expert: School Systems and Business Models
Question: For over 20 years I have worked in the business sector, and I have always wondered what would happen if school districts operated more like ... -
Single-Sex Classrooms Making a Comeback for All the Wrong Reasons
There is a debate about equity in education that extends beyond zip codes, race and socioeconomic status and cuts right to the heart of something predetermined: ... -
3 Little-Known Facts You Should Know about Education around the World
There is lots of talk about how America compares to other countries on a global scale, especially how the US lags behind other developed nations in ... -
Future Trends in K-12 Classroom Management and Discipline
K-12 Classroom management and discipline is all about the balance between learning within the classroom and discipline. Today, various trends are currently popular. Strategies that come ... -
How to Create and Sustain Educational Change
By Matthew Lynch When it comes to creating and launching school reform, the most critical question administrators must confront is: where do we begin? It is ... -
Why High School Graduation Is the Key to Improving At-Risk Communities: Part I
A guest post by Frank Britt, CEO of Penn Foster Education is the catalyst for bottom-up change and can become the epicenter of transformation for communities. ...
