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Algebra II or Not Algebra II, Questions the NCEE

The Washington, DC-based National Center on Education and the Economy (NCEE) released a stirring report this May entitled “What Does It Really Mean to Be College and Work Ready? The English and Mathematics Required of First Year Community College Students.” The two-year study investigated seven rural, urban and suburban community colleges in different states with student populations ranging from 3,000 to 30,000 in order to determine [...]

By Grant Bradley|2018-10-26T12:02:13-04:00August 20th, 2013|

A Closer Look at Standardized Testing

Since the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) was signed in 2001, standardized tests have been a harsh reality for every public school district in the country. The tests are now a national requirement in order to receive federal school funding. They are meant to work toward closing the achievement gap by ensuring high-quality education for all students and providing yearly progress reports. In some [...]

By Hayley Gundlach|2018-10-26T11:58:48-04:00August 15th, 2013|

The Buddy System: Not Just For School Field Trips

Bedtime stories aren’t just a relaxing way to fall asleep—reading to children actually helps them with literary comprehension in the future. Now, if you bring that same interactive reading style into the classroom, the results are equally impressive. Peer tutoring, or paired reading, has shown to be a very helpful teaching activity in both elementary and upper-level classrooms. During peer tutoring, the teacher [...]

By Jessie Miller|2018-10-26T11:51:52-04:00August 13th, 2013|

Hiding from Harry Potter: The Pseudonym’s Calling

If you’re not a mystery lover or a shelf browser who gives new authors a try, would you purchase a debut mystery novel from an author named Robert Galbraith? Would you even pick it up to browse? What if it turned out that this new author, supposedly a former member of the Royal Military Police, was actually the beloved J. K. Rowling? In [...]

By Kate Carroll|2018-10-26T12:09:24-04:00August 8th, 2013|

Technology Paves the Way for US Publication of International Books

This May the University of Rochester’s translation database Three Percent announced that 413 translated works of fiction and poetry were released in the United States in 2012, an increase from 370 titles the year before. While these small numbers may seem like a drop in the pond compared to the behemoth of American publishing, they point to a growing market for translated, international trade books. This burgeoning sector [...]

By Grant Bradley|2018-10-26T11:55:40-04:00August 6th, 2013|

Cursive: No Longer the “Write” Way

Though it was years ago, I still vividly remember my third-grade cursive lessons. They were taught once per day, for an hour or so, and involved wide books full of examples and empty lines for tedious repetitions. After third grade, the decision was up to us: print or cursive, as long as it was legible. While I chose to keep a cursive hybrid, [...]

By Hayley Gundlach|2018-10-26T11:41:05-04:00August 1st, 2013|

Barnes & Noble Losing Money, Casts Off Color Nooks

This past June, Barnes & Noble released its financial report for the fiscal year, and things are not looking particularly bright and sunny for the national book chain. The bookseller reported a net loss of $154.8 million, more than double last year’s net loss. Total sales fell 4.1 percent to $6.84 billion. Although Barnes & Noble’s mainstays such as print books, toys and games have [...]

By Grant Bradley|2018-10-26T11:55:24-04:00July 30th, 2013|

Beat Summer Brain Drain with Educational Websites

Summer: time to kick back, put those textbooks away, and push school out of mind. But research has shown that this education avoidance contributes to the loss of previously learned knowledge in students, essentially leaving them unprepared for the upcoming school year. How to combat this brain drain malady? Get online—American Library Association’s (ALA) Great Websites for Kids has one such solution. Since its establishment by the Association [...]

By Jessie Miller|2018-10-26T11:55:12-04:00July 25th, 2013|

Establishing Financial Intelligence

One of the most anticipated moments in a young adult’s life is getting his or her driver’s license. Most teenagers equate having a license with becoming an adult, making it a rite of passage. So if taking drivers’ education classes and tests to get one’s license already seem like a hassle, what if there were also questions on the test to assess financial [...]

By Chelsea Cooper|2018-10-26T11:55:00-04:00July 23rd, 2013|

Improving High School Graduation Rates Helps the Economy, Too

In a twenty-first-century economic landscape dependent upon consumer spending yet still feeling the effects of the Great Recession, people, businesses and the government have been drumming up ways to get the nation back on track. While Congress debates deficit spending, the costs of immigration reform, more taxes and tax cuts, one way to encourage consumer spending and thereby spur the economy is simply [...]

By Grant Bradley|2018-10-26T11:54:47-04:00July 18th, 2013|
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