August 20, 2008

• Literacy Across the Curriculum: Grade School to High School

  Parents and educators know the value of reading and the adage “reading is fundamental.” Emphasis is typically focused on the early years such as with the Emergent Literacy Series. (…)

August 9, 2008

• Predicting Outcomes of the California High School Exit Exam

  Identifying academic problems early, at least by middle school, and proving intervention can boost overall achievement and high school graduation particularly for English Language Learners. (…)

July 28, 2008

• Experts urge teaching children philosophy

  Editors of the book Philosophy in Schools, Dr. Michael Hand of the Institute of Education and Dr. (…)

July 26, 2008

• High School Graduation Predictors in Los Angeles Unified School District

  A recent policy brief published by the California Graduation Research Project analyzed data related to school-related factors in high school dropout rates. (…)

July 25, 2008

• Educational Benefits of Social Networking Sites

  A recent University of Minnesota University News Service article details a recent, first-of-its-kind study conducted at the University of Minnesota that reveals the educational benefits of social networking sites as well as finds that low-income students are just as technologically savvy as those who are not low-income. (…)

July 23, 2008

• Mathematics Education for Young Children: What It is and How to Promote It

  The series "Path to Math" demonstrates strategies that encourage early childhood mathematics education. (…)

July 17, 2008

• Preschool Program Improves Cognitive Control

  Respecting How Children Learn through Play illustrates how a play-based curriculum can improve cognitive control.  Findings from a study appearing in Science, the journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), reinforce the concept and show that the play-based Tools of the Mind curriculum can improve cognitive control (executive function) in preschool-age children from disadvantaged backgrounds. (…)

July 15, 2008

• New Poll: Parents, Teachers Weigh in on Educational Value of Digital Media

  Online learning is becoming more and more prevalent, and children today are often far more tech-savvy than their parents. (…)

May 20, 2008

• Closing the Literacy Gap by Talking to Children

  Literacy coaches in the Boston area are working to close the literacy gap between low income children and their middle class peers by encouraging parents to talk to their babies and children. (…)