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Is Grade 8 too early for algebra?
The Manhattan Beach Unified School District boasts the third-highest test scores in the state of California. So it would be natural to assume that a relatively large share of its… Read more
Nonsense Kentucky education rankings appear again like a bad ghost
Richard Innes – Surprise: UK’s economists are pushing the latest fairy tales
Three in five of the poorest 11-year-olds lack basic literacy
Children from the are doing worse in basic literacy tests than three years ago. New research published today paints the worrying picture of growing numbers of disadvantaged children… Read more
Use ‘reasonable force’ on classroom yobs, teachers told
Staff in England should use “reasonable” measures to remove from classrooms, break-up fights and stop pupils attacking other teachers or classmates. New guidance published today says it “may… Read more
Results-Oriented Text Touts Response To Intervention as Key to Success for Classroom Mathematics
Brookes Publishing Co. releases ‘Understanding RTI in Mathematics’
Poor pupils in struggling schools ‘lag further behind’
The gap between the poorest pupils and their better-off peers in struggling schools in England is wider than in other schools, research suggests. A Sutton Trust study found pupils eligible… Read more
The WiseOnes program from “down under” now available for gifted students
Pat Slattery in Melbourne, Australia owns a unique gifted program called WiseOnes which she has successfully used “down under” since 1998. They are made up for a number of curriculum… Read more
Locking the Parent Trigger
Ben Boychuk – California’s teachers’ union wants a veto over parents’ power to turn around failing schools.
What gay couples need to hear about ‘donor’ conceived children
Maggie Miller – No-one has a right to have a child, and the perception of such a right would be very damaging for some children.
Who should pay for education?
Richard Williams – In an article in The Age (20/6/11) former Victorian education minister Lyn Kosky drew attention to the continuing project of undermining our state education system. Kosky was… Read more
