Education

American Center for Transforming Education
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Donald Nielsen
June 15, 2020
Education
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The Source of the Problem

Donald Nielsen
June 15, 2020
Education
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Racism and police brutality are one source of the problems we are facing today, but those problems have been exacerbated by government’s failure to demand excellence in the performance of their employees and their leadership. Read More ›
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Schoolboy stands in front of the school door. Back to school.
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Bailey Takacs
May 11, 2020
Education
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Children Need Education — Re-Open Now

Bailey Takacs
May 11, 2020
Education
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Just last month the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported that 21 percent of students enrolled in Clark County schools had no contact with the district after schools were shutdown. We cannot expect students to come back with the knowledge required to be successfully in today’s world. Read More ›
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Drawing tools lying over blueprint paper close-up
Bailey Takacs
May 4, 2020
Education
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Preparing to Reopen Schools

Bailey Takacs
May 4, 2020
Education
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The American Enterprise Institute just released its Blueprint for Back to School report. The blueprint provides crucial insights that can guide policymakers, education and community leaders, and federal officials in their planning to reopen schools. We at ACTE recommend taking it further. Read More ›
Mother and child doing homeschooling, e-learning at home because of the corona virus pandemic covid-19 quarantine
Denyse O’Leary
April 28, 2020
Education, Natural and Artificial Intelligence
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Five Ways COVID-19 Is Changing Education for Good

Denyse O’Leary
April 28, 2020
Education, Natural and Artificial Intelligence
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Recently, a Harvard prof chose to launch an attack on homeschoolers, portraying them as driven by narrow religious concerns. Given how many parents COVID-19 has forced to homeschool, the attack was, at best, poorly timed. But it usefully focused attention on the ways education needs to change in an online world. Read More ›
family mother father and children watching projector, TV, movies with popcorn in evening at home
family mother father and children watching projector, TV, movies with popcorn in the evening at home
Sarah Chaffee
April 6, 2020
Education, Intelligent Design
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Here’s How to Use Precious Family Time, Wisely

Sarah Chaffee
April 6, 2020
Education, Intelligent Design
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Despite their sometimes nonchalant attitudes as they try to act cool, children do care what their parents think. They appreciate it when parents lovingly take time to explain important lessons and to encourage questioning. This social distancing period may be the opposite of what you and your family want, but using the time and opportunities now could bear fruit for years to come. Read More ›
Rural road with dramatic clouds in southern Minnesota at sundown
Rural Minnesota road with dramatic clouds at sundown
Bailey Takacs
April 1, 2020
Education
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Online School and the Possible Rural Fallout

Bailey Takacs
April 1, 2020
Education
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As the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread across the country, schools are heading online to stay productive. But rural communities with meager broadband Internet access are stuck in digital wastelands with no clear path out. Read More ›