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50 Brain Facts Every Educator Should Know

tandnshobert sumitted ago via http://www.associatesdegree.com (Views: 42, Clicks: 4)  View Story

The brain is perhaps the most fascinating organ in the human body. It controls everything from breathing to emotions to learning. If you work with children, here are some facts that you might find helpful, from how the brain affects learning to facts about memory to interesting facts about the brain that you can share with your students

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The Case for $320,000 Kindergarten Teachers

tandnshobert sumitted ago via http://finance.yahoo.com (Views: 100, Clicks: 6)  View Story

How much do your kindergarten teacher and classmates affect the rest of your life? Interesting article to spur conversation.

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Chicago Public Schools to fit 'financial literacy' into curriculum starting next fall

tandnshobert sumitted ago via http://www.suntimes.com (Views: 104, Clicks: 5)  View Story

Passing algebra, geometry and calculus is one thing. Mastering the skills needed to pay bills, balance a checkbook, make car and mortgage payments is quite another. Chicago's 113,166 public high school students may soon get a steady diet of both.

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Middle-school Math Classes Are Key To Closing Racial Academic Achievement Gap

tandnshobert sumitted ago via http://www.sciencedaily.com (Views: 99, Clicks: 9)  View Story

More challenging middle-school math classes and increased access to advanced courses in predominantly black urban high schools may be the key to closing the racial academic achievement gap, according to a University of Illinois study.

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Education Standards Likely to See Toughening

tandnshobert sumitted ago via http://www.nytimes.com (Views: 92, Clicks: 4)  View Story

President Obama and his team have alternated praise for the goals of President George W. Bush’s No Child Left Behind law with criticism of its weaknesses, all the while keeping their own plans for the law a bit of a mystery.

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Recent comments
Re: State Education Board Cedes Powers To Superintendent Barresi

It is going to be an interesting year...

Re: Oklahoma GOP leaders follow Florida's education overhaul

I think I need a new career...any politician openings? I have some ideas and proposals.

What frustrates me the most about these "education reforms" is the misunderstandings and prejudices and misconceptions of the general public.

Re: Fireworks erupt at Barresi's first meeting with education board

This is not what OK needs. Very sad indeed...on both sides.

Re: Barresi “education leader to watch”

“We should be looking at using a handful of reliable and proven instruments, like the ACT and the Iowa tests, and not the mishmash of standardized tests ... the state now has...."

hmmm....

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