Reading comprehension is one of the most important skills any child will learn in school. When they read a book or story, the ability to understand what happened, to whom and break down the contributing factors to the end of the story will be applied ...
Posted Thursday, April 8th 2010 at 1:02PM
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No one will argue that politicians have the ability to manipulate the English language to their advantage. There is also no debate the interest-paid government funding for education is a reality and will continue to be a reality. In a country that is ...
Posted Thursday, April 1st 2010 at 11:55AM
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According to recent reports from the Wall Street Journal, more than 100 school districts in at least 17 states, including Virginia, California, Washington, Minnesota and Georgia, have opted for a four-day system, and dozens more districts are conside ...
Posted Tuesday, March 30th 2010 at 11:17AM
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As we continue to look at the festering sore of school dropout rates in the US, we turn our sights on the who and where of the statistics. WHO are the kids most likely to drop out of high school before graduation? WHERE are the hotspots of dropouts i ...
Posted Monday, March 29th 2010 at 10:45AM
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With the healthcare bill debate behind him, President Obama has turned his focus towards the failed “No Child Left Behind” law that has been cited by education experts as a cause in the sharp decline in US education standards over the last few ye ...
Posted Saturday, March 27th 2010 at 2:34PM
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Our schools are in trouble and they need everyone in the community to put in the time, money and effort to drag them up from the depths to which they are sinking. Not only is it the responsibility or parents and educators, we all have to take some st ...
Posted Monday, March 22nd 2010 at 4:04PM
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It’s easy to pretend that it doesn’t happen, to turn a blind eye to the real affects of students who drop out of school, both for their future and that of our country. It’s also easy to say that it won’t be your child that is at risk to drop ...
Posted Saturday, March 20th 2010 at 7:53AM
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CNN’s iReport has turned its focus towards getting real-life accounts of the conditions of US education, from the mouths of parents, teachers, students and administrators all over the country. Currently, the site entries number 23 pages of content, ...
Posted Thursday, March 18th 2010 at 1:51PM
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We’ve all heard the discussions going on about “common education standards”, on the news, in the paper, at PTO meetings and from our President, but what does it mean?
In order for states to ensure that all their school districts are perform ...
Posted Friday, March 12th 2010 at 1:57PM
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President Obama has turned his ongoing focus on the status of US education to the current high school dropout rates. Even though the rate of dropouts has decreased steadily over the last few decades, current statistics are still astounding:
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Posted Friday, March 12th 2010 at 10:18AM
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A Guide for Parents to School our Kids at Home – Part I – Language and Reading
If you have kids at home, no matter what their age, you know the wonder and amazement they experience when they learn something new. Oftentimes, there is a bright-e ...
Posted Saturday, March 6th 2010 at 1:44PM
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As we continue to inspect the education system in America, one problem crops up continuously. Education funding for public schools has been a long-time bane of every district and administration, and has been an ongoing hindrance to the quality of edu ...
Posted Thursday, March 4th 2010 at 7:31PM
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There was a time, about two decades ago, when having a police officer take up regular residence in a school’s halls would have been hard to imagine. Authority rested with the faculty, administration and staff and the kids knew it. Today, with rough ...
Posted Friday, February 26th 2010 at 3:11PM
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In the first eight weeks of this year alone, the phrase “education reform” has been breached in the President’s State of the Union Address, by news stations and education groups as well as inside homes, teachers’ lounges and in administration ...
Posted Wednesday, February 24th 2010 at 11:33AM
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The recent federal push for education reform has reintroduced the discussion over No Child Left Behind, the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, ESEA, as well as putting the focus on the need of a unified and country-wide effort to rebuild our ed ...
Posted Monday, February 22nd 2010 at 11:38AM
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Hard as is it to believe, segregation in schools is still a very real truth, based on a recent study by the Civil Rights project of UCLA. Considering charter schools were created to offer an enhanced education option with more independent study paths ...
Posted Saturday, February 20th 2010 at 4:06PM
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What kid wouldn’t like to know that their school year is cut short? Even the most intent students would appreciate a shortened school year, and unfortunately for students of the Chicago education system, they are getting just that.
Parents and e ...
Posted Friday, February 19th 2010 at 11:57AM
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The National Education Association has taken up the gauntlet for American education during Black History Month. Tuning into the message of self-improvement sent by President Obama in his State of the Union, NEA President Denis Van Roekel stated “De ...
Posted Friday, February 12th 2010 at 4:03PM
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The President’s recent education budget announcement has caused hope, questions and a lot of conversation online. A Google search done today on “us education reform” has retrieved 74 new articles or blogs on the topic, and that’s only one par ...
Posted Thursday, February 11th 2010 at 11:08AM
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For decades, the ongoing debate about the actual conditions of the United States education system, between parents, educators, politicians and activists has spun around the question “How to improve our schools with limited funds.” The reality ...
Posted Wednesday, February 10th 2010 at 12:21PM
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Are your schools doing all they should do for your kids?
Do you think there is room for improvement in your child' school?
Do you want a better future for your kids?
What do you think your school system could change to improve?
Watch the Pr ...
Posted Wednesday, February 3rd 2010 at 2:22PM
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