Archive | January, 2012

Studying has never been more fun, or profitable, for students at Brownell Middle School in California. To get students excited about preparing for the upcoming California Standards Test (CST), School officials have introduced the CST Cab, which provides an experience modeled after the one that appears on the television show Cash Cab, the Gilroy Dispatch reported.Brownell students […]

 After students earn their high school diploma, they have the option of continuing their education in college or entering the workforce. No matter what choice they make, they will be prepared for the next phase of their life thanks to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). According to the CCSS’ website, the knowledge and skills […]

 Most parents want their children to stay healthy by eating nutritious foods. There is even research that shows a connection between good eating habits and better academic performance. For instance, a study of 5,200 fifth-graders and their parents, which appeared in a 2008 issue of the Journal of School Health, revealed that students who had […]

 Although some teachers and parents may have been skeptical of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) when they were first announced, many are beginning to learn about the benefits of this national initiative. This was the case in Connecticut, where officials from the West Hartford Public Schools recently shared a PowerPoint presentation and handouts that […]

  The more diverse the country’s population becomes, the more English language learners there will be in the nation’s classrooms. In fact, Education Week reported that between the 1997-1998 and 2008-2009 academic years, the number of these students enrolled in public schools increased by 51 percent.   In Iowa, nearly a quarter of the state’s […]