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Abraham Lincoln ended slavery in America with the stroke of a pen, signing the Emancipation Proclamation, which went into effect on January 1, 1863. While this notion makes for great drama – the 2012 movie Lincoln was nominated for seven Golden Globe Awards and 12 Academy Awards, and grossed $275 million at the box office [...]
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You can’t graduate from Starfleet Academy and go on to save the universe without a quality, personalized education under your phaser belt. You can only imagine the painstaking care that would have to be taken to hold the interest of both Mr. Spock and Captain Kirk as children learning about plate tectonics and igneous rock [...]
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Every year, since 1938, the American Library Association (ALA) has awarded the Caldecott Medal to the most distinguished American children’s picture book. The 2013 Caldecott was recently awarded to This is Not My Hat, written and illustrated by Jon Klassen. This year’s medal marks the 75th anniversary of the award, and the Association for Library [...]
As school systems across the United States move, seemingly inexorably, toward high stakes assessment-oriented modes of instruction, many educators and parents want to provide children with learning opportunities that return to hands-on, inquiry based, and project based learning. Numerous programs and products have emerged to meet this desire. Arts-based after-school and summer programs are hosted [...]
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Nearly eight out of 10 parents say their children’s media use is not a source of family conflict or concern, according to a national survey titled, “Parenting in the Age of Digital Technology,” released this month by Northwestern University’s Center on Media and Human Development. The survey, based on a nationally representative sample of more [...]
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