EDUCATION
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Hoover Institution study:
How successful Charter Schools close the achievement gap
(traditional public schools can do this too)
African American Children and Charter Schools
Opposing study: most charters schools don't make the grade
Do Good Teachers leave when
Black students enroll?
Teachers
One educator's crusade
for the children
Critics condemn
President's
speech
to school
children
Read about it here
Read text of speech
The President's Speech To School Children
More school:
Obama would curtail summer vacation
by Associated Press
"Disadvantaged kids on the whole, make no progress in the summer, Alexander said. Some studies suggest they actually fall back. Wealthier kids have parents who read to them, have strong language skills and go to great lengths to give them learning opportunities such as computers, summer camp, vacations, music lessons, or playing on sports teams."
Poor grades
aren't about race.
It's about parents
The President Speaks to the NAACP
 “Your destiny is in your hands. That’s what we have to teach all of our children. No excuses!”
Preschool: Black Children Expelled
at alarming rate
Study: TV makes dumb babies
Parents and Homework
Parent checklist: preparing your
child for kindergarten
Countdown to Kindergarten
Parent-teacher communication
How to help kids do well in school
Teach your child how to be organized
How to get kids to study
Encouraging quality work
Bullying: 10 things you can do
Who's most likely to finish College?
Study: Young achievers are
accused of acting white
The achievement gap:
is it all in your head?
The truth about acting White?
 Closing the gap
Promising new strategies to close
the achievment gap
Spanking makes kids dumber
Read more here
Physically Fit Students Make Better Grades
"Test scores dropped more than one point for each extra minute it took middle and high school students to complete a one mile run/walk fitness test..."
Read more here