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To keep up with the demands of the new Common Core curriculum standards, teachers have made major changes to their lesson plans and the instructional materials they use. Principals aren’t getting much push-back from parents about the switch to Common Core. And the number of students reaching proficiency on the [...] from Forbes Education

For young people of African heritage, as well as other students from different backgrounds—because HBCUs also value diversity—these colleges can be well worth a look, especially by those who want to make sure the historic accomplishments of African Americans are honored and used as inspiration every month of the year, not just February. from Forbes Education

The new SAT test rolls out this Saturday. The mandatory essay is history. Tricky vocabulary is supposedly gone. No more points off for wrong answers. Polynomials, however, are forever. My daughter, a high school junior, was one of the last students to take the old SAT. That version was supposed to [...] from Forbes Education

Report: Science Knowledge Gaps in Kindergarten Harm Students' Academic Futures A majority of low-income and minority kindergarteners come in with poor general science knowledge — and closing that gap may be crucial for ensuring academic success later on. February 29, 2016 at 05:19PM via Digg http://ift.tt/1Tdyddb

Since 2001, 250 low- or modest-income Lenfest Scholars have started college. All but two have graduated or are on track to do so. More than 50 have attended Ivy League institutions and earned advanced degrees. Nationally, only 21 percent of graduates of low-income rural high schools who go on to college graduate in six years. This Pennsylvania-based program is an enormous success—and an important one. It’s a remarkable example for other philanthropists: To believe in the young, invest in them, and support their freedom. from Forbes Education

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When a student fails, it’s the teacher’s fault. When a child misbehaves – it’s the teacher’s fault. And when the economy fails, that too is considered to be the teacher’s fault. Is my latter statement an exaggeration? Maybe. But it reflects the plight of teachers. Teachers around the world are under fire [...] from Forbes Education

Super Tuesday, the grandest primary prize of the election thus far is fast approaching. Nominations are imminent, so NPR revisited the recurring question: how important are young voters? According to census data, millennials are now the largest voting demographic, now outnumbering the baby boomer generation. Yet in the last election, [...] from Forbes Education

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Being fired from your job can be a traumatic life event, but it is not necessarily your failure. Whether your firing was fair, unjust, or somewhere in between, it is your responsibility to self-assess and muster up the strength to get back into the workforce. Here are some tips to make it a little easier. from Forbes Education

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When we talk about college admission, we usually focus onthe application and the sequence of events leading up to it. However, otheringredients in the mix often getoverlooked: the applicant's high school profile and transcript As much as colleges need to know about the students, they also need to know theircontext [...] from Forbes Education

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J Ed Boland was an executive at an education not-for-profit. He says he wanted to be an urban hero teacher, just like the ones he saw in the movies. Boland was recently featured in the New York Times , the New York Post , and on National Public Radio . He was promoting his book "The Battle for Room 314: My Year of Hope and Despair in a New York City High School." After all, Boland must be an expert on the problems facing urban schools. He was an accidental tourist in one for a full school year while he was researching his book. Boland says he became a teacher because he "wanted to work on the "front lines." He was going to "turn a kid around." But it sounds like from the interviews about his book that he gave up after day five. Who does he blame for his failure? Not the students. They are victims of poverty and dysfunctional schools. He was a victim of graduate schools. According to Boland , "Of all the hours I was at gr...

Those of us who follow education have been waiting for the topic to come up at one of the many, many presidential debates. There's been talk of “free” college among the Democrats, but theissues of school choice, vouchers, Common Core, charter schools, standardized testing and teacher evaluations have been almost [...] from Forbes Education

When Integrating A School, Does It Matter If You Use Class Instead of Race? Several recent integration efforts focus more on family income diversity as the driver of integration. The potential benefits of a diverse environment are striking, but they don't come guaranteed. Read more on NPR

Susan Cain’s Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking captures a dilemma that can impact the college admissions process....What of the quiet, those young people who don’t raise their hands all the time or call attention to themselves in one way or another? from Forbes Education

Forcing teachers to work in publicly-funded schools for a minimum period after training may help delay their departure, but it will not cancel their flight. from Forbes Education

#OscarsSoWhite? Not At This School Ahead of the Oscars, school kids on Milwaukee's west side decided to pay tribute to African-American cultural icons in their own awards ceremony. Read more on NPR

There was a time when a university degree was a virtual passport to success, but a generation is now realizing that they have been hoodwinked and all that higher education has given them is a hefty bill. from Forbes Education

A friend of mine was recently reading a book when she posted an observation onto social media. “Irony: Buying a book to help simplify and organize only to get bogged down in the weight of the information it contains. Next step, the recycle bin...” I chuckled. No book [...] from Forbes Education

Does $58,583 have any meaning for you? It should. That's your share of the gross outstanding federal debt. Don't fall into your own "debt sentence." Follow four easy steps to reduce your monthly debt bill. from Forbes Education

Although it has been several years since the global financial meltdown of 2008 – which saw stock markets throughout the word crash and hundreds of thousands of people lose their jobs – unemployment in the United States remains persistently high. A carpenter carries lumber inside a house under construction in Peoria, [...] from Forbes Education

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On November 11, 2007, the Seton Hall men's basketball team moved into Newark's 18,711 seatPrudentialCenter. Since then, almost nothing has gone right for the team. That was, of course, until last night. With last night's resounding 70-52 victory over Providence University (19-9, 7-8 Big East), the Seton Hall Pirates (20-7, 10-5 [...] from Forbes Education

People who want to change the world better be able to communicate their idea effectively. from Forbes Education

A brain drain of teachers in search of a better life is exacerbating an existing recruitment crisis. from Forbes Education

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VideoThe University of Missouri has fired Melissa Click, the communications professor who used strong-arm tactics on a student journalist who was armed with a video recorder and then watched her career disintegrate when the videofrom the encounter went viral last November. The Board of Curators cited her “dangerous conduct” in calling [...] from Forbes Education

Where's The Color In Kids' Lit? Ask The Girl With 1,000 Books (And Counting) Eleven-year-old Marley Dias went on a quest to collect and donate 1,000 books with a black girl as the main character. Spoiler alert: She did really well. Read more on NPR

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Four years after the first massive open online courses appeared, online learning is becoming part of the fabric of both student and professional life. 2016 will be a crucial year in the development of this powerful new tool. from Forbes Education

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While the market need to teach computer science skills is undeniable and while equity demands giving all students the opportunity to learn them, operationalizing this kind of education for all learners requires careful planning and execution. Under the leadership of Jan Cuny and others, the National Science Foundation has focused on curricula in secondary schools, including Advanced Placement (AP) and pre-Advanced Placement classes, as well as incorporating computer science in K-12 science classes and researching assessment in the field. Young students in grades K-6 should learn the basic ideas in computing and how to solve problems computationally. Students in grades 6-8 should progress to more complex computer science concepts and should learn about the people who have made computing possible to pique career interests. from Forbes Education

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http://ift.tt/eA8V8J Most current high school seniors will be eligible to vote for President in November. U.S. "gaps" in health, wealth, and education are topics they should be exploring in social studies classes to help them make informed choices. Most of the candidates in the Republican and Democratic Presidential primaries look for scapegoats to blame, claim they can govern better or smarter, promise to make America great again, or play ostrich with its head in the sand ignoring real problems altogether. Meanwhile United States wealth, health, and education gaps continue to grow. The one candidate who acknowledges the growing gaps and calls for direct government action to address inequality is dismissed as impractical . But practical solutions may not be answers at all. The inequality numbers in the United States are striking. In a recently released study , economics at the Brookings Institute reported that the longevity gap between richer and poorer is growing at ...

Fixing A Broken Freshman Year: What An Overhaul Might Look Like Most people who drop out of college drop out the first year, and, so far, interventions haven't done much to change that. Now, campuses are coming together to try something new. Read more on NPR

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The village of Mochudi, Botswana is almost 7,700 miles from my home town in the United States, and about a million miles away in terms of opportunities for young people intent on earning a living. Last week, along with the rest of my SAP Social Sabbatical team, I was privileged [...] from Forbes Education

Public Universities Struggle Without State Aid Amid Illinois Budget Crisis Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner challenged Democratic state lawmakers last week to either agree on parts of his so-called turnaround agenda or give him the ability to slash spending deeply in his budget address. But it appears to not have moved anyone off their hard line positions. Illinois is now approaching eight months without a budget. State colleges say they can't budget plan, and some students say they can't afford to continue classes. Lawmakers passed funding grants for low-income students, but Rauner vetoed the bill. Read more on NPR

VideoSo you want to be a sports broadcaster? While the majority of us may not have the raw athletic prowess necessary to become a professional athlete, it doesn't mean we can't become the talent on the sidelines and inside the broadcast booth reporting on the sports we love. As the [...] from Forbes Education

Nike cofounder Phil Knight personally gave $400 million in cash to the new program. from Forbes Education

New research finds that students perform best on tests at the start of the school day. And for every hour later in the day, their tests scores decrease, due to cognitive fatigue. from Forbes Education

Nike Co-Founder Donates $400 Million To Stanford University The gift is one of the largest ever from an individual donor to a university. It will support a new major scholarship program aimed at tackling the world's biggest problems. Read more on NPR

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Over the past 94 years, the Harvard Business Review has become a must-read for anyone keen on keeping up with the latest management thinking. Covering a wider range of topics form leadership and organizational change to marketing and managing people, the magazine has brought the thinking of Peter Drucker, Michael [...] from Forbes Education

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It’s a concept almost reminiscent of one of the bustling stops on the ancient Silk trading route that connected the east to the west – marketplaces filled with eager participants from all walks of life purchasing goods from around the world. Except the platform is a little different: Canadian company SKILLSdox has taken their marketplace online, and they’re looking at millions of students ready to tap into a wealth of global educational courses right accross India. from Forbes Education

Chicago's beloved Shedd Aquarium opened on May 30, 1930, as the first inland aquarium with both salt- and fresh-water habitats. Since then, the Aquarium has expanded its offerings to include community outreach and education initiatives, and now functions as a vital landmark in the community, with nearly two million visitors from around the world each year. from Forbes Education

Coaches Defend University Of Tennessee Amid Sexual Assault Lawsuit At the University of Tennessee Tuesday, 16 of the university's head coaches held a rare joint press conference. They defended the university in the wake of a federal sexual assault lawsuit. Read more on NPR

The @GatesFoundation 's annual letter is out. What's your #SuperpowerForGood ? https://t.co/YW74o7bNGN http://pic.twitter.com/csJWgkoGYC — Khan Academy (@khanacademy) February 23, 2016

Sal dives into Bill Gates's energy equation from this year's @GatesFoundation letter: https://t.co/eBkROizd0C http://pic.twitter.com/3kaThYbGXd — Khan Academy (@khanacademy) February 23, 2016

Some tech champions can't stand the liberal arts. They're sawing off the legs of their own stool, overlooking the contributions of people like Tim O'Reilly, a Harvard classics major whose training guides have helped countless engineers. from Forbes Education