Academic Performance and Standards
The academic performance of America's youth is under great debate. To learn more about the academic standards to which our children must achieve, browse the links below.
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| New Guidelines for High-Stakes School Testing To help avoid possible negative outcomes from high-stakes tests in schools, new guidelines have been issued recently... |
Why Women Are Poor at Science, By Harvard President The president of Harvard University has provoked a furore by arguing that men outperform women in maths and sciences... |
| The Excellent 11 The following is an excerpt from the book The Excellent 11: Qualities Teachers and Parents Use to Motivate, Inspire, and... |
Finland boasts comprehensive system where standards soar A northern European country, sophisticated English speakers, motivated teachers and a transformed educational system that... |
| National Survey Suggests that Classroom Design Affects Student Performance This fall, as children head back to school, parents and teachers should ask themselves: "Does my school make the... | |