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Education Week in Review: February 16 – February 29

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Welcome back to a wonderful weekend wrap up of education topics and issues. The past couple of weeks have been a little slow on my part. Therefore, this week’s review will detail the two past weeks. The weeks’ discussions have ranged from school lunch to history, to teaching proper etiquette to girls. Check out below for any discussions that you may have missed. Tuesday, February 19 School Cafeterias are Losing Money More and more children are bringing their lunch to school. Children are becoming dissatisfied with the choices and taste of school lunches. Cafeterias are being forced to offer more … Continue reading →

Why Early Interventions?

Student performance, test scores, and overall academic success have been a focus and a concern for teachers and school administration for years. Groups of children, individuals, and teachers have been tracked for some time now. Also, for some time now students who are struggling have receive a type of intervention such as one on one help or tutoring. However, what is different in today’s schools is the level and age at which students are being targeted. Until recently, teachers and schools tended to focus mainly on the children who were taking the test (which usually begins at about third grade). … Continue reading →

Pay Students to Stay in High School?

I have heard of many tactics to encourage children to stay in school. When I was in school, the phrase, “be cool stay in school” was very popular. At some point in time I have seen famous stars telling students through commercials how important it is to stay in school and get an education. However Tucson, Arizona has came up with an idea that I have never heard of before now. Tucson is now paying selected high school students to stay in school. A new program was developed after over twenty thousand teenagers dropped out of school in Arizona in … Continue reading →