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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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Music Education for Kids: Does Music Make Kids Smarter?
Call it the "marketing effect." One day, researchers come out with data showing that kids who listen to Mozart perform ...
Source: Education.com
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The Diversity Debate
Think Brown v. Board of Education settled the school integration issue back in 1954? Not so fast. Last week's U.S. ...
Source: Education.com
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One Laptop Per Child ... Including Yours
A hundred dollars can get you dinner for two at a fancy restaurant. It can score you an iPod shuffle or a set of ...
Source: Education.com
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What You Need to Know about Teachers Unions
Because both the AFT and the NEA are in unique positions to influence what happens in our public schools, they continue ...
Source: Education.com
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Why Some Schools May be Happy About Dropouts
The notorious No Child Left Behind (NCLB) is responsible for raising the issue of education gaps, but is it also ...
Source: Education.com
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Barack Obama on Education
Where does Barack Obama stand specifically on the most pressing education issues? Here's our cheat sheet on education ...
Source: Education.com
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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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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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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 tone,...
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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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Environmental Influences on Young Children's Behavior
More than 24 million children in the United States are aged five and below (U.S. Census Bureau, 2000). And for all those...
