High School Students Dive into Media Production
For the last few decades, U.S. school curriculum has centered on college preparation, but in recent years, parents, teachers and ... Read more
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7 things we should start teaching in schools ASAP
Americans typically learn a lot of things in school--spelling, math, why plants are green--that are actually useful in our day-to-day lives, the Huffington Post reports.
The shocking things schools are—and aren’t—teaching
Over the past couple years, several states attempted — and in some instances, succeeded — in passing legislation that brought controversial changes to school curriculums, the Huffington Post…
Gearing up for the new school year
In the past I have dusted off curriculum binders, gathered a supply of whiteboard markers (so recently replacing chalk), and put up a framework for bulletin boards to…
Internet-enabled ‘flexbooks’ replacing traditional textbooks
At Brandon Valley High School in South Dakota, bulky science textbooks soon might be replaced with slimmer science "flexbooks," a new model of textbook creation in which teachers…
Texas ed board vote reflects far-right influences
A far-right faction of the Texas State Board of Education succeeded Friday in injecting conservative ideals into social studies, history and economics lessons that will be taught to…