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U.S. Labor Department Grant Opportunities re: Preparing Youth with Disabilities for Employment
Below is a grant announcement that arrived in my inbox this morning. If you are interested in research to operationalize helping disabled youth prepare for employment, check out this site. Applications are due soon–August 17. US Labor Department announces … Continue reading
Costs of Attending a Post-Secondary Institution–IPEDS “First Look”
Are you interested in seeing what college costs are at all types of post-secondary Title IV institutions? The report below shows data from the Fall, 2011, data collection round by IPEDS–Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System. This “first look” report is … Continue reading
Posted in Post-Secondary Costs, Post-secondary education
Tagged Education Department, Government reports, Higher education, IES, Institute of Education Sciences, Institution, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics, NCES, Title IV, U.S. Department of Education, United States, United States Department of Education
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Genes and Educational Achievement: Nature or Nurture? The debate goes on
Although it seems that the Nature/Nurture argument has finally been settled, this study seems to indicate that nurture continues to be an important contributor to a student’s academic success. A student can have the right genetic indicators, but live in … Continue reading
4th of July Post from The Nation’s Report Card
A Facebook post from The Nation’s Report Card proudly announced that 50% of 4th graders answered the following question correctly. My reaction is: ONLY 50%??!! We hold these truths to be self-evident: That all men are created equal; that they … Continue reading
Posted in Assessment of education, Education, Education Reports, Fixing Education, Teaching
Tagged Critical thinking, Education, Facebook, K through 12, Learning, Life liberty and the pursuit of happiness, NAEP, National Assessment of Educational Progress, National Center for Education Statistics, Natural and legal rights, NCES, The Nation's Report Card, Thomas Jefferson, United States, United States Declaration of Independence, United States Department of Education
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Legislation Enacted to Promote Virtual Education in RI | Digital Learning Now
Rhode Island received support to develop and maintain online/virtual education for students because it sees a need to achieve specific objectives, including: – Standard criteria that ensure virtual courses and content for K-12 students are aligned with state content standards; … Continue reading
College Affordability
Below is a link to a blog I just published elsewhere. There is another link to inside (and below) to the College Affordability and Transparency Center, maintained by the US Department of Education. Teacher Talk | a place for education … Continue reading
Posted in Fixing Education, Post-secondary education
Tagged College Affordability, ed.gov, Education, Higher education, Public university, Transparency Center, Tuition payments, U.S. Education Department, United States, United States Department of Education, US Department of Education, WordPress
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Rice and Klein on The State of American Education
Here’s a great little presentation by Condoleezza Rice and Joel Klein on the state America’s education. Dr. Rice talks about challenges of poor education for the military, while Chancellor Klein points out the need for providing good education for all … Continue reading
Fixing Education: The Finnish Model
While reading through a New York Times Review of Books article that was recommended by Teaching Tolerance, I came across a link to the archived article below. Most educators, I think, have recognized that the USA has been losing ground … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Fixing Education, PostADay
Tagged Education, Education reform, Finland, United States
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