Some people are fine with sitting aside. And some are anything but. People like you aren’t happy simply waiting for progress. You’re not one to […]
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Every Student Succeeds Act v. No Child Left Behind
President Obama signed the “Every Student Succeeds Act” into law yesterday, more or less replacing the No Child Left Behind Act that was a staple of former President George W. Bush’s national agenda.
Read More…Inspiring a World of Good through Early Childhood Education in Singapore
Singapore’s education system has grabbed headlines with the news of its students dominating global tests. Despite high test performance at higher grades, the country understands […]
Read More…Time For Early Educators To Throw Political Elbows
Early educators must become more politically active – including partaking in some of the rougher aspects of the political process.
Read More…PARCC Assessment – Good or Bad? Depends How It’s Used.
Recent news suggests a surge of opposition to Common Core – and, more directly, its related standardized assessment the PARCC (Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers) — is sweeping the country.
Read More…Enter Wheelock’s Student Blog Contest and Win a Kindle!
Wheelock’s Office of Government & External Relations and Strategic Partnerships is excited to hold the 2nd Annual Student Policy Connection Blog Contest! Click here for […]
Read More…Providing Effective Behavior Support for Teachers and Children
Several weeks ago, the US Department of Education and the US Department of Justice issued a series of guidelines to address growing evidence and concern over […]
Read More…Webinar Introducing the New MA Pre-K Science, Technology, and Engineering Standards
Follow the link below for a webinar introducing the new Pre-K Science, Technology and Engineering Standards. The Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care (EEC) […]
Read More…The Opportunity Agenda
Governor Deval Patrick and President Obama delivered their state addresses on Tuesday, January 28th. Both sets of remarks, delivered by great orators, included a number […]
Read More…Managing Classroom Behaviors and Learning is About the Quality of Relationships
Quality classroom behavior management is a critical part of teaching. In a December 2013 report from the National Council for Teacher Quality (NCTQ) an article […]
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