Barber Pays Kids to Read a Book During Haircut to Promote Literacy
A barber from Kutztown, Pennsylvania, is paying kids to read a book while getting their haircut to promote literacy.
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Thames Valley Police Seek ‘Asian’ Man After Teen Beaten, Sexually Assaulted
Thames Valley Police are seeking an ‘Asian’ man after a teenage girl was beaten and sexually assaulted in Berkshire, England. The young victim was grabbed from behind while walking along a footpath off Hyde End Lane in the village of
‘It’s Very Expensive:’ Most Teachers Say Immigration Has Harmful or Mixed Impact
Most public school teachers say mass immigration has a “mixed” or a “negative” impact on American schoolkids.
VIDEO: Parents Record 4-Year-Old Chicago Boy Reading 100 Books in 1 Day
A four-year-old Chicago boy has done the unthinkable for someone his age, reading 100 books in a single day—and his parents recorded every moment of it.
Study: Mass Immigration Depresses Reading, Math Proficiency in American Public Schools
Mass immigration to the United States has had a depressing impact on reading and math proficiency skills among immigrant students, a new study finds.
Back to School: Students Primed for ‘Social and Emotional Learning’ While Failing in Math and Reading
Only 37 percent of U.S. 12th graders were prepared for college-level coursework in mathematics and reading in 2016, but many public school districts have become fixated on the latest progressive trend of “social and emotional learning.”
Edu Sec’y: Test Scores Embarrassing Because Schools ‘Retooling’ to Common Core
U.S. Secretary of Education John B. King Jr. explains that the just-released dismal National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) test results need to be viewed in light of the seven years of “significant changes” in America’s classrooms due to the Common Core standards.
Just 37 Percent of U.S. High School Seniors Have Skills Needed For College
About 37 percent of U.S. 12th-graders are prepared for college-level coursework in mathematics and in reading, according to the 2015 results of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). That’s down from the 2013 assessments.
Only a Third of U.S. 8th Graders Proficient or Above in Math, Reading
The results of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) assessments–known as the Nation’s Report Card–show that only a third of the nation’s eighth graders are at or above the proficiency level in math and only 34 percent are at or above the same level in reading.
Student Performance Declines on National Tests Following Common Core Implementation
Results of national tests administered to approximately 600,000 students across the country demonstrate that – for the first time since the early 1990s – math scores of fourth and eighth graders have dropped. Eighth grade reading scores declined as well, and those for fourth graders remained flat.
