Education News

• IZUMI: 5 Warnings For Parents This Back-To-School Season
  
  Your children may not only receive a bad education, they could become pawns and victims of special interests
  Daily Caller.  Friday, 16 Aug 2019.
• How North Texas Schools Ranked in State Grading Report
  
  Kids are starting to head back to class this week and the Texas Education Agency graded schools on how well they're teaching our students. Dallas Morning News Eva-Marie Ayala joins us to discuss. Photo Credit: NBC 5 News.
  NBC.  Friday, 16 Aug 2019.
• Trick out your Nintendo Switch with a Labo Kit for just $25 - CNET
  
  These excellent (and educational) add-ons originally sold for $60-$70 -- meaning they probably won't last long at this price.
  CNET.  Friday, 16 Aug 2019.
• What Education Partisans Get Wrong
  
  Extreme partisanship exists in education as well as politics, and it's just as corrosive. Education is complicated and finding ways to improve it requires an open mind along with some humility. ...
  Forbes.  Friday, 16 Aug 2019.
• Do These 3 Things Before You Decide To Pursue Graduate School
  
  Are you feeling like graduate school or an MBA are next on your list, or do you not know what to do with your future? Before you make a big time and financial commitment to higher education do these three things.
  Forbes.  Thursday, 15 Aug 2019.
• Former California School Teacher Says Teachers Unions Are At The Root Of Progressive Sex Education
  
  Curriculums come from teachers
  Daily Caller.  Thursday, 15 Aug 2019.
• Previewing "David Makes Man" with Tarell Alvin McCraney and Akili McDowell
  
  A new TV series called "David Makes Man" is about a 14-year-old prodigy handling the pressures of an elite education and the dangers of his Miami neighborhood. ...
  CBS News.  Thursday, 15 Aug 2019.
• South African education official tweets pictures of scantily clad women to encourage reading
  
  Elijah Mhlanga has been part of the Read to Lead campaign for three years. Social media users were shocked at the online appeal aimed at young adults and school children.
  Daily Mail.  Thursday, 15 Aug 2019.
• Celebrities call for more creative education in schools
  
  Stars from the arts world urge the government to make creative education accessible to young people.
  BBC News.  Thursday, 15 Aug 2019.
• Adtalem Global Education (ATGE) Earnings Expected to Grow: Should You Buy?
  
  Adtalem (ATGE) doesn't possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.
  Zacks.  Thursday, 15 Aug 2019.
• North Korea defector and her son found dead: Seoul police
  
  They were found on July 31, about two months after their deaths, authorities said. Defectors from North are given state assistance - including adult education classes (pictured) to help them integrate.
  Daily Mail.  Wednesday, 14 Aug 2019.
• Early education setback for summer premature births
  
  Children born as little as three weeks premature, who consequently fall into an earlier school year are more likely to experience significant setbacks in their education after their first year of school, according to new research.
  Science Daily.  Tuesday, 13 Aug 2019.
• Pilsen Public Art Tours offer education about neighborhood murals, help preserve area's Mexican heritage
  
  For the largely Mexican population of Pilsen, public art and murals are central to the neighborhood's identity, even as development changes the neighborhood's physical landscape and demographics.
  ABC News.  Friday, 9 Aug 2019.
• How to get your kid into the 'right' college even if you're not rich or famous
  
  Rick Singer, the man at the center of the nation's biggest college admissions scandal in history, was among an estimated 13,500 U.S. educational consultants, whose qualifications vary greatly.
  CNBC.  Friday, 9 Aug 2019.
• Food insecurity common across US higher education campuses
  
  Many university and college students across the US report lacking access to a reliable supply of nutritious food, a concept known as food insecurity, which can affect their ability to learn, according to new research.
  Science Daily.  Thursday, 8 Aug 2019.

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