Teen geniuses and word wizards just lost their competitive edge with the nation's most established college admissions exam.
Published: Sunday, March 27th, 2016 @ 9:12 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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For today's students ― tomorrow's earners ― communication skills are money in the job bank. Communication skills now outrank reading, math, teamwork, and even science proficiency as work force must-haves.
Published: Sunday, April 5th, 2015 @ 10:51 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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For tired teens, it's a dream come true: Slapping the snooze button has lost its stigma. Once the luxury of the lazy loll-about, those extra minutes of morning ZZZ's are just what the doctor ordered. Alarmed by an "epidemic" of sleep-deprived adolescents, the nation's pediatricians are urging...
Published: Monday, October 6th, 2014 @ 8:25 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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It's a truism in education that high standards fuel rigor. Expect more; get more -- or so the thinking goes. Such a view has spawned a years-long curricular "pushdown" requiring children to learn content and master skills once relegated to their older peers.
Published: Tuesday, July 24th, 2012 @ 9:27 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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