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Toddlers subjected to palm-reading assessments in China

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Several kindergartens in a province in northern China are charging parents 1,200 yuan ($190) for a palm-reading test that they claim can predict their toddlers' intelligence and potential, state news agency Xinhua said.

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MoCo to drop standardized test for second graders

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.washingtonpost.com (Views: 31, Clicks: 4)
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Valerie Strauss -- Good for Montgomery County Public Schools Supt. Joshua Starr: He has decided to stop giving the TerraNova 2 standardized test to second graders in a move to save money and reduce the number of tests young children are forced to take.

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Several Conn. schools add all-day kindergarten

Newman sumitted ago via http://www.boston.com (Views: 36, Clicks: 3)
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Several Connecticut school districts are adding or considering full-day kindergarten this fall, saying the long-term benefits for students will outweigh the extra costs.

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Australia: Improving the quality of early education is vital

Skinner sumitted ago via http://www.theage.com.au (Views: 49, Clicks: 8)
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There is a famous maxim, attributed to the Jesuits, that says: ''Give me a child for the first seven years, and you may do what you like with him afterwards.'' While it's usually taken to refer to the lasting effects of moral and religious instruction on the very young, an increasing body of evidence suggests that it applies equally well to their academic and social development.

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The Central Falls Success

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Joe Nocera -- In one of Rhode Island’s poorer cities, a reading experiment flourishes.

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Black boys: We see them differently

PiGuy sumitted ago via http://www.washingtonpost.com (Views: 41, Clicks: 4)
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Robert E. Pierre -- The statistics, the first time I read them, were startling: Black students in state-funded pre-kindergartens were twice as likely to be expelled than Latino and white children. Focus only on black boys and the expulsion rates were three times the rate of white children.

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Kindergarten math skills key to later success, researchers say

Skinner sumitted ago via http://californiawatch.org (Views: 112, Clicks: 33)
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It’s one of the biggest debates going on among early childhood development experts: Is it more important for kindergartners to focus on academics and learn their ABC’s and numbers? Or spend more time on social and emotional issues, like how to play nice and pay attention?

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Kindergarten kids: A pencil, eraser and an iPad

Skinner sumitted ago via http://www.zdnet.com (Views: 40, Clicks: 5)
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Young learners are using iPads in the classrooms of Burris Laboratory School. Will mobile device use become the future for classroom education?

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Grant a step toward universal pre-K in Maryland, an advocate say

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.washingtonpost.com (Views: 47, Clicks: 4)
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Maryland won $50 million over four years to help expand access to early education. The award was announced last week.

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UPDATE: Kindergarten Reading Program Effects Falter in 1st Grade

eduK8 sumitted ago via http://blogs.edweek.org (Views: 21, Clicks: 4)
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The latest follow-up report from the Regional Educational Laboratory Southeast has found that this early boost doesn't hold.

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Neuroscience Ed. Winner Finds Cognitive Training Helps Parents, Students

PiGuy sumitted ago via http://blogs.edweek.org (Views: 90, Clicks: 5)
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Helen J. Neville, the director of the Brain Development Lab and the Center for Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Oregon in Eugene, believes training parents as well as children in cognitive techniques can help to close early achievement gaps.

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Science Museum Oklahoma exhibit builds interest in science

nitajo sumitted ago via http://newsok.com (Views: 63, Clicks: 13)
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Science Museum Oklahoma unveiled its newest exhibit, a collection of construction-themed contraptions designed to introduce young children to the science of building.

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New Calculation: Math in Preschool

eduK8 sumitted ago via http://online.wsj.com (Views: 79, Clicks: 19)
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Scores of preschool and kindergarten teachers across the city are embedding math concepts into daily classroom activities, in a promising new program that gives students a foundation for more complex math and logical-thinking skills in later grades.

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With Blocks, Educators Go Back to Basics

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.nytimes.com (Views: 69, Clicks: 14)
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The wooden toys, created in the early 1900s, are making a comeback as some elementary schools focus on unstructured play.

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Auburn hosting national iPad education conference

eduK8 sumitted ago via http://www.sunjournal.com (Views: 76, Clicks: 4)
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Educators from schools in the U.S. and abroad are attending a conference this week on the use of iPad tablets in the classroom, believed to be the first national meeting on the subject. The conference is being held in Auburn, Maine, where a pilot program is taking place to use iPads as part of the kindergarten curriculum.

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Toddlers subjected to palm-reading assessments in China

MoCo to drop standardized test for second graders

Several Conn. schools add all-day kindergarten

Australia: Improving the quality of early education is vital

The Central Falls Success

Black boys: We see them differently

Kindergarten math skills key to later success, researchers say

Kindergarten kids: A pencil, eraser and an iPad

Grant a step toward universal pre-K in Maryland, an advocate say

UPDATE: Kindergarten Reading Program Effects Falter in 1st Grade

Neuroscience Ed. Winner Finds Cognitive Training Helps Parents, Students

Science Museum Oklahoma exhibit builds interest in science

New Calculation: Math in Preschool

With Blocks, Educators Go Back to Basics

Auburn hosting national iPad education conference

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