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Why Johnny can't program -- and how that can change Today's schools are actually turning kids away from computer science, and it will take innovative programs to reverse the trend By Neil McAll...
Why Johnny can't program -- and how that can change Today's schools are actually turning kids away from computer science, and it will take innovative programs to reverse the trend By Neil McAll...
A few clippings. The Save Our Schools March http://www.washingtonpost.com/local By Valerie Strauss "I don't know where I would be today if my teachers' job security was based on how I performed o...
Don't show, don't tell? http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2011/teaching-children-0630.html Cognitive scientists find that when teaching young children, there is a trade-off between direct instructi...
http://blog.fedcan.ca/2011/05/20/equity-and-social-justice-from-the-inside-out-ten-commitments-of-a-multicultural-educ Equity and social justice from the inside-out: Ten commitments of a multicultu...
Why school reform can't ignore poverty's toll http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/post/why-school-reform-cant-ignore-povertys-toll/2011/10/07/gIQAYPHMUL_blog.html By Valerie Strauss...
ttp://civiccommons.org/2011/06/building-a-civic-commons/ Why We're Building a Civic Commons - And How You Can Be Part of It | By Andrew McLaughlin Walk down any major street in any ci...
La difference' is stark in EU, U.S. privacy laws EU citizens well protected against corporate intrusion, but red tape is thick http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15221111/ns/technology_and_sc...
Save our Schools March and National Call to Action http://www.saveourschoolsmarch.org/about/guiding-principles/ Save Our Schools March & National Call to Action! July 28-31, 2011 in...
America's Next Educational Crisis Posted: 07/ 1/11 11:51 AM ET http://www.huffingtonpost.com/franklin-schargel/americas-next-educational_b_883381.html High-quality teachers are critical to acc...
Suppose someone showed you a novel gadget and told you, "Here's how it works," while demonstrating a single function, such as pushing a button. What would you do when they handed it to you? You'd ...
Feds, companies work to close digital divide New survey reveals 17 million American children still don't have broadband access at home From staff and wire reports Read more by staff and wire servic...
STEM Heavily Featured in New 'No Child' Legislation By JASON KOEBLER October 13, 2011 RSS Feed Print After months of prodding from President Obama and Secretary of Education Arne ...
Cell Phones - Time to Lift the Ban on Mobiles in the School Setting? by Thomas Needless to say, the general consensus regarding cell phones and schools is that the two simply do not mix. However, ...
Keeping Special Ed in Proportion Experts say improvements in school instructional cultures can keep some struggling minority kids out of special education. http://www.edweek.org/tsb/article...
You can't believe everything you read online. How do you evaluate the reliability of a website? Join the National Air and Space Museum for an interactive discussion on critical thinking, the Intern...
Action in a Shared World http://www.tcrecord.org/Content.asp?ContentID=15739 by Geoffrey Hinchliffe - 2010 Background/Context: The background of the article is the continued interest in ...
" School Libraries: What's Now, What's Next, What's Yet to Come" is a free e-book edited by Kristin Fontichiaro, clinical assistant professor at the University of Michigan School of Information, an...