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Local proposals' goals to improve learning, young lives of children”

The Seattle Times

Linda Shaw

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20 September 2014

Seattle, Washington, United States

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Universal preschool is a policy that is often hard to pass on voter referendums. But, as evidenced by examples in Detroit and New York, such an investment means that more children would do well in kindergarten, fewer ...

Math concepts + teamwork = big gains at struggling Renton school”

The Seattle Times

Linda Shaw

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14 July 2014

Mercer Island, Washington, United States

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In the Renton School District, teachers found that only a very few fifth-graders could solve problems with the skill that, in other schools, was common in third or even second grade. So they turned math lessons into c...

High poverty, high test scores: Auburn school is a shouting success

The Seattle Times

Linda Shaw

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27 April 2014

Auburn, Washington, United States

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As school poverty rates goes up, learning and test scores fall. At Gildo Ray elementary school in Washington state uses a teaching method called director or explicit instruction, in which children learn from a structu...

Less lecturing, more doing: New approach for A.P. classes

The Seattle Times

Linda Shaw

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1 March 2014

Seattle, Washington, United States

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Several dozen schools across the country are participating in an experiment to determine whether project-based learning in lieu of lecture-only instruction can improve student outcomes on Advanced Placement tests. Man...

Lessons for locals on power of parents in schools”

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Linda Shaw

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8 December 2013

Chicago, Illinois, United States

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A lot of research backs the notion that parents play an important role in the academic success of their children, and their children’s schools. While too much parent involvement can cause problems, as happens in some ...

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