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Two hundred countries, two hundred years, four minutes…beautiful, virtual stats.

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Half of the 1,000,000 kids who drop out of school every year come from just 1,700 schools. It’s possible to address early warning indicators and impact results for schools.

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Looking for all traditional U.S. colleges with Education programs? Begin exploring the latest and most complete listings — with zero spam or advertising bias!

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To understand what criteria make up a rural designation, take a look at this lesson plan developed by the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Teaching Tolerance project.

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Do you wonder how to get them ready? Our editors write about the latest educational resources you’ll need, by discovering the most credible places online.

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In the Granite State, students direct their own educational experiences and collaborate with peers, teachers or other adults.  Is this an inspired model for learners?

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Watch this special performance that features Ocoee students dancing with book props and extolling reading’s virtues, in a Black Eyed Peas inspired flash mob.

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Non-verbal autistic children are making great strides when using apps on iPods and tablets.   See the progress when one student “asks” to microwave his lunch.

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Seeking a quiet place to find reliable and relevant resources online? If you’re a primary or high school teacher, special educator or administrator, then browse and search here.

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Don’t you agree that basics work well for reading readiness?  Discover a terrific place for pre-readers to take online lessons in colors, shapes, numbers, words and writing.

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Why not try to make lockers, tables and desks and other school furniture work better?  Lucky NYC students wrestle with furniture design as part of their core curriculum.

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Check out the growing community of Educator Life sites.

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Tech-savvy educators have been enjoying Skype's benefits in the classroom, for years now.  Their software enables video chats between two computers, via web cameras and microphones. Skype can be applied to many education objectives:  virtual lectures, weather discovery, geographic exploration, author or expert interviews, you name it.  The list of projects is nearly endless. Yet finding other educators interested in creating collaborative learning projects has... Continue reading →
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Apply Math to Furniture Design
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Because learning to read is so fundamental to the success of students, many organizations have worked to develop beginning level online supports for the classroom. Depending on the organization’s philosophy ... Continue reading →
Five AAC Resources to Love!
Those of us who can speak, read and write cannot really imagine what it must be like to understand everyone yet be unable to respond back. Fortunately, new applications available ... Continue reading →
Education Unfettered for NH Students
Imagine a student sitting in a stuffy classroom, bored and disengaged by irrelevant curriculum. For that teenager, school may feel more like a prison than an inspired spring ... Continue reading →
What is Rural America?
What is Rural America?  Learning how to think about rural areas…is a lesson in itself. It’s a place where about 50 million Americans live, or a sixth of the U.S. ... Continue reading →
Diplomas Now: Improving Graduation Rates
The numbers are rather frightening, as reported by Diplomas Now: “…half of the 1,000,000 kids who drop out of school every year come from just 12 percent ... Continue reading →