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A Tale of Two Literature Courses 0
- April 7, 2015
My attention was recently drawn to a ranking of the best private schools in Minnesota. Taking a variety of factors into consideration – such as student-teacher ratio, matriculation rate, and SAT/ACT scores – the ranking listed Blake, St. Paul Academy, Breck, Mounds Park Academy, and Trinity School at River Ridge as the best private schools in the state.
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The School System Has Failed Millennials 0
- April 1, 2015
It’s no secret that U.S. students are not up to par with their international peers. The most recent PISA exam testified to this with the United States placing 17th in reading, 26th in math, and 21st in science. Unfortunately, these troubling scores seem to be following American students into adulthood. As a new study from the Educational Testing Service reports, U.S. adults age 16-65 score
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Charter Schools Do It For Less 0
- March 23, 2015
Last week, the Star Tribune reported that hordes of parents are taking their children out of the Minneapolis Public Schools district and choosing different options, primarily charter schools. In case you are unfamiliar with the differences between charters and traditional district schools, charters enjoy more autonomy from state and district regulations. This enables them to implement various
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How the Education System Destroys Social Networks 0
- March 17, 2015
I was at a restaurant for lunch and had time to visit with the waitress, who turns out to be a college graduate from a good institution. She has a degree in European languages. Here she is waiting tables with nondegreed people, some five years her junior, some 10 years her elder. She is making
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Mark Zuckerberg’s “A Year of Books” Without Any Classics 0
- March 6, 2015
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO and founder of Facebook, made an announcement in January that he was launching a book club. He is calling 2015 “A Year of Books,” and he has invited Facebook users to join him in discussions and participate in author Q&As online. “We will read a new book every two weeks and discuss
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5 Surprising Countries That Outperform the U.S. in Math 0
- February 25, 2015
U.S. students now rank 26th in the world in math performance. When it comes to the international education race, we often hear how the U.S. is falling behind countries like China and Finland. But as these countries seem like perpetual overachievers, it’s easy to brush off their accomplishments and tell ourselves that we’re doing okay. But other
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