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Curriculum December 21, 2015

Wisconsin school district moving away from Common Core State Standards

The Germantown school board says it can do better for students than the Common Core State Standards. 聽

Dept of Education December 20, 2015

Nevada education system ranked last in nation, report says

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid鈥檚 state ranks last in the nation in education for third year in a row, according to a children's well-being report released by the Annie E. Casey Foundation.

Pennsylvania December 20, 2015

Pennsylvania considers performance-based layoffs for teachers

Pennsylvania lawmakers are considering a bill that would allow school administrators to base layoff decisions in part on teachers鈥� performance, as measured by the state鈥檚 new evaluation system.

Achievement December 20, 2015

George W. Bush says education is key to civil rights

Former President George W. Bush has closed a three-day civil rights summit in Texas by saying education is the key for opportunity for poor and minority children and that he fears what he calls the 'soft bigotry' of low expectations is returning 50 years after the signing of the Civil Rights Act.

Parents December 1, 2015

Hospice hosts teen's high school graduation so mom can attend

A terminally ill woman with inoperable pancreatic cancer was able to see her 17-year-old daughter graduate from high school during a special ceremony held in her hospice room.

Achievement November 30, 2015

Iran-born Stanford math professor is first woman to win prestigious Fields Medal

An Iranian-born Stanford University professor is the first woman to win math's highest honor, the Fields Medal.

Parents November 28, 2015

Military bases open their doors to home-schoolers

A growing number of military parents want to end the age-old tradition of switching schools for their kids.

Achievement November 16, 2015

Let鈥檚 recruit academically gifted students from poor neighborhoods the same way we seek out star athletes

Why do so many colleges treat their star athletes better than their star students? We simply aren鈥檛 doing enough to help academically gifted students who have financial need to offset the challenges of attending college.聽

EDUCATION November 16, 2015

Standardized testing review: let's make 'teaching to the test' a thing of the past

We have created a culture of 鈥渢eaching to the test,鈥� and rote memorization. We must instead empower teachers and provide students with engaging and inspiring learning experiences.

Parents November 6, 2015

10 tips to survive taking your first child to college

One thing I learned that day: Like all of those other big parenting moments, it won't go the way we hope.聽

Achievement August 25, 2015

Five tips to get the most out of 'Back to School' (and work) in 2015

It's one of my favorite times of the year: Back to School.