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Category Archives: Education
Florida high court kills school voucher program
Florida high court kills school voucher program In a ruling expected to reverberate through battles over school choice in many states, the Florida Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a voucher program for students attending failing schools, saying the state … Continue reading
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Parents’ role in education – framing in practice
BBC – Radio 4 – Woman’s Hour -Phone-in: parents and schools A recent survey from the Department of Education shows that parents are increasingly unhappy with their local schools. Satisfaction levels have fallen by 10% during the past year and … Continue reading
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Consequences of video games – and the cognitive aspects of data interpretation
The Video Game Revolution: “Eight Myths About Video Games Debunked” by Henry Jenkins | PBS The availability of video games has led to an epidemic of youth violence. According to federal crime statistics, the rate of juvenile violent crime in … Continue reading
Complexities of women’s rights
BBC – Radio 4 – Today Programme Listen Again David Cameron promised to tackle the lack of women MPs from his party. What can he do? Audio here An interesting discussion of three conservative MPs each arguing a different position. … Continue reading
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Universal preschool’s and cause and effect in education
Universal preschool’s big payoff – Los Angeles Times IT HAS LONG been an American article of faith that early schooling for poor children can work wonders. A word-rich classroom gives poor 3 and 4-year-old kids the basic tools for learning … Continue reading
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Authors and texts
Narnia’s lion really is Jesus – Sunday Times – Times Online AN unpublished letter from the novelist C S Lewis has provided conclusive proof of the Christian message in his Narnia childrenâs books. In the letter [to be published in … Continue reading
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Digitizing literature and styles of reading
Digitizing literature – The Boston Globe But the act of reading a great book requires something of the reader: time. A book must be ”read,” it can’t be background noise nor can it be understood from a page. If books … Continue reading
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Fiction as a resource for academic inquiry
John Grishamm, The Broker Sure, this is a great book that fulfills all the prerequisite of its genre in a way that allows the reader to probe some of the possibilities of depth. The writing is taut (although I’ve only … Continue reading
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Why is the ‘new’ UK drive toward synthetic phonics ridiculous
BBC NEWS | Education | Primary reading set for overhaul The way children are taught to read in primary schools in England needs to be changed, says a government review. It has backed the method synthetic phonics, which teaches children … Continue reading
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Why school achievement isn’t reaching the poor – The Boston Globe
Why school achievement isn’t reaching the poor – The Boston Globe Other research in places like Dallas and Houston that show how high-poverty students are so much more likely to receive ineffective teachers repeatedly confirm how the nation’s school children … Continue reading
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