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From Bloomberg: Ten Reasons Why Early Childhood Education Pays Off

Get them while they're young: A baby forms 700 new neural connections per second.By Peter CoyBrain science and economics show…

10 years ago

NYT: New Federal Program Offers Students Aid for Nontraditional Education

Hoping to offer more alternatives, particularly to low-income students considering substandard for-profit colleges, the Education Department is unveiling a pilot…

10 years ago

The Atlantic: When Neighborhoods Gentrify, Why Aren’t Their Public Schools Improving?

The ups and downs of gentrification have been chronicled thoroughly, but one of its consequences hasn’t been widely addressed: the…

10 years ago

From NPR: Who Are The ‘Gifted And Talented’ And What Do They Need?

Ron Turiello's daughter, Grace, seemed unusually alert even as a newborn.At 7 months or so, she showed an interest in…

10 years ago

Straighterline: Reducing Cost of College Builds Momentum

B urck Smith, CEO at Straighterline, discusses his approach to solving the skyrocketing cost of college with low-cost online courses…

10 years ago

We’re In This Together: Public-Private Partnerships

M ark Claypool, President and CEO of ChanceLight Behavioral Health and Education, took time to discuss his efforts to improve…

11 years ago

Balefire Labs: Educational App Reviews Impacting Market Trends

K aren Mahon, Ed.D joined Dr. Berger to discuss educational apps and lessons for the industry. Mahon is the founder…

11 years ago

The Literacy Site Blog: Bulging Backpacks: 10 Ways to Lighten Your Child’s Backpack

Photo credit: WoodleywonderworksSchool children have to carry a heavy load of notebooks, supplies and textbooks, resulting in a bulky backpack…

11 years ago

The Week: Study: American elementary education is trending back toward segregation

As American children prepare to head back to school tomorrow, many of them will return to racially homogenous classrooms. A…

11 years ago

NYT: How High Schoolers Spent Their Summer: Online, Taking More Courses

by Elizabeth A. HarrisAs summer began, Dan Akim, a junior at Manhattan’s ultracompetitive Stuyvesant High School, planned to attend debate…

11 years ago