January 18th, 2012 by Luca Kibble |
Figures show almost 800,000 additional children aged 11 or under will be in state education by 2020 because of rising birth rates and the effects of immigration. According to the Department for Education, the primary population is set to soar by a fifth – reaching its highest level since the early 70s. The disclosure underlines [...]
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January 18th, 2012 by Luca Kibble | Tags: Attendance Boundaries, Boundaries
Expanding the debate on the future of Los Angeles Unified, a divided school board on Tuesday ordered a study on the pros and cons of erasing the district’s attendance boundaries. Superintendent John Deasy will return in 90 days with a study that dovetails with another report he’s compiling on ways to increase the district’s sagging [...]
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January 5th, 2012 by Luca Kibble | Tags: International Comparisons, Rhetoric
Making international comparisons about education systems was all the rage in 2011. Rhetoric suggested that America’s education system is performing so poorly that we as a nation have lost our competitive edge, and that the world’s emerging economies are out-educating us, which will result in the further decline of our nation. I’m not sure if [...]
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January 3rd, 2012 by Luca Kibble | Tags: Homeschool, Homeschool Changes
Change if…. *your homeschool feels stagnant. *your curriculum is not working out for your family. *your schedule is causing too much stress for you or your children. *you have a child who is struggling. *you have a child who is advancing faster than his curriculum will allow. *your homeschool is not defined by love, laughter, [...]
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