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What Will Decrease Educational Inequality?
Student’s educational outcomes are boosted or hindered by their families’ socioeconomic background. ...
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Factoring in the Achievement Gap
What if there were factors outside the school that contributed to a lag in learning so severe that some students could ...
Source: Education.com
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Do Afterschool Programs Give Students a Boost?
Recent studies suggest that afterschool programs do more than just keep kids occupied during the afternoon. Just what ...
Source: Education.com
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Legislators Look to Turn Around Drop-Out Rate
Though the notorious No Child Left Behind Act is supposed to guide all public schools, high schools get left by the ...
Source: Education.com
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Money Matters: Money Matters for Child Development
Raising families’ income is a key strategy for improving the lives—and life chances—of young ...
Source: Action Alliance for Children
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Civil Rights Groups Push High School Reform into the Limelight
Think the civil rights movement is over? Think again. Nine major organizations representing communities of color are ...
Source: Education.com
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How to Talk to Kids About Race
Talking about race doesn't have to be a sticky thing. By approaching it with an honest, patient and matter-of-fact ...
Source: Education.com
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What Do Test Scores Really Say About a School?
These days, access to test scores is only a click of the mouse away, but critics argue that this information tells us ...
Source: Education.com
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Wanted: Your Daughter's Prom Dress
Next year's prom is a long time away, but don't crumple that cocktail dress into a ball in your closet. It can make it ...
Source: Education.com
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Is Standardized Testing Failing Our Kids?
For many families, awaiting the results of a child's yearly test has become just another rite of passage. But the ...
Source: Education.com
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Universal Pre-K Gaining Traction
Universal pre-kindergarten, the idea that all children should have access to a preschool program, has been building of ...
Source: Education.com
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Beyond AYP: Evaluating Your Child's School
When you imagine the ideal classroom, you probably see sun streams through large windows, lighting up the kids sitting...
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The School Voucher Debate
If, like many parents, you're dissatisfied with your local public school, you may have daydreamed about yanking your tax...
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Merit Pay: What's it all About?
Let's face it: some teachers are just better at their jobs than others. But would these successful educators work harder...
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A Parent's Guide to NCLB
It's a boon or it's a bust, depending on who's talking. NCLB means "No Child Left Behind", and it's perhaps the most...
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Responding to Diversity and Inequity in Schools
When children arrive at school, they may or may not find a cultural environment that reflects themselves or the...
