At an event in downtown Washington yesterday, panelists discussed a professional development program that brings reading and social/emotional learning together and according to several studies is having positive effects in both areas. Read Full Post >
Akhtar Badshah talked about Microsoft's YouthSpark program and how technology is changing education in the U.S. Read Full Post >
As leaders we must consider everything and continue to be sure we lead programming that prepares our students for every possibility. We must invest in what we understand and we can't possibly understand... the unknown world in which they will spend their earning years. Read Full Post >
A new analysis argues that the United States has a more-than-sufficient supply of workers in science- and math-related fields, despite the popular perception. Read Full Post >
What better way to keep labor costs low than to increase the number of STEM workers here on H1-B visas? Read Full Post >
The common-core standards were a major topic of conversation last week at the annual meeting of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Read Full Post >
The Council of Chief State School Officers today announced Jeff Charbonneau, a high school science teacher in Washington state, as the 2013 National Teacher of the Year. Read Full Post >
Students in high-performing schools have more and deeper opportunities to learn science than those in struggling schools, according to a recent Massachusetts course audit released by the Rennie Center. Read Full Post >
New research from the Brookings Institution provides empirical backing for the widely held notion that that math and science teachers can generally find higher paying jobs outside of education. Read Full Post >
More than 7,500 math educators are gathered in Denver this week for the annual conference of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Read Full Post >
