School learning and education news articles 
National School Meals Week: Mother & Daughter Vow to Revolutionise School Meals with No Added Salt
A grandmother from Essex is hoping to revolutionise the menus of schools across the country with her unique recipes for meals, which include no added salt. Kay Shearing has masterminded a range of tasty ready-made dishes packed full of nutrients, hidden vegetables and containing no added salt which are due to hit the shelves in early 2012 after Kay, daughter Donna Tresadern and family friend Nikki Da Costa-Smith recently secured funding from N... [more]
Music education in the infant school -- research highlights huge inequalities
In the past it seemed that every primary school had one or two teachers who could bash out an assembly hymn on an old upright piano. Today there are no such certainties. Some primaries have several music specialists and many instruments. Others do not have a single musician on the staff and some no longer have even a slightly out-of-tune piano. The huge gulf between music education’s ‘haves’ and ‘have-nots’ – even within the state sector --... [more]
Physical Activity Online Cash Rewards by KitKid
FitKid found a way to encourage children to be more active : an Online Physical Activity Participation Cash Reward Scheme to assist Schools and Nurseries. FitKid announces it's new partnership with Gym Miles to launch a NEW Children's physical activity participation online programme which will assist schools and nurseries to track the participation levels of children in and out of the curriculum. It will also reward families using the scheme w... [more]
Scooting To School Improves Your Maths
Scooting to school makes for brainier children. Recent research by the British Toy & Hobby Association entitled Healthy Development, has shown that active play increases a child’s potential to perform better academically. It also helps a child to concentrate more effectively during the day. What’s more, the rhythmic pace of scooting provides the best way to memorise the likes of times tables or anything that needs to be learnt and can be set ... [more]
Reading Chest keeps the joy of reading fresh and exciting for little minds
Reading scheme books are central to teaching in primary schools. They help build confidence by ensuring that a child is able to read enough of a book to enjoy the story, whilst developing his or her reading skills by introducing new words and sounds. Although there are currently several different reading schemes available, a lack of resources means that many UK schools are unable to stock the wide range of fiction and non-fiction books available ... [more]
Other School learning and education news and reviews
Crockett Independent School District Partners with Hatch to Bring Innovative Education Technology to Pre-K and ...
Crockett Early Childhood Center, of the Crockett Independent School District, has partnered with Hatch®, a leading provider of technology for early learning, to bring award-winning technology solutions proven effective in increasing literacy and math outcomes to its pre-K and kindergarten classrooms.
Education.com Launches Real Estate Industry’s First Free “School Boundaries” Search Tool
Provides home buyers with one-click access to critical school and district assignment information.Redwood City, CA (PRWEB) February 07, 2012 Education.com, the fastest growing website for parents of school age children and a resource for more than five million unique visitors a month, today launched School Boundaries, a digital resource map that indicates to which public schools and school ...
Speech: Turia - School of Maori Education
Te Uru Märaurau – School of Maori Education A collaboration between Runanganui o Nga Kura Kaupapa Maori and Massey University Launch of Te Aho Tätairangi Maori medium teacher education Hon Tariana Turia, Co-leader of the Maori Party Tuesday ...
Detroit To Parents: Time To Get Involved In Education
The city's school system is trying to get parents more engaged with their children's education in an effort to boost achievement and stop an exodus of families from the district.
Penn Med School and School of Education team up for training
Penn’s Graduate School of Education is teaming up with the Perelman School of Medicine and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia as part of a new Med Ed program, which aims to teach medical school professors techniques about how to effectively teach medicine.
Nearly Half of School Children on Free School Meals Don't Feel Safe at Home
LONDON, February 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --National children's charity, School-Home Support UK (SHS), revealed today that of the 13,000 children they support each year, most of them on Free School Meals (FSM), ...
Tchefuncte Middle creating stars among staff, students
Each year, Tchefuncte Middle School has a theme to help capture the imagination, creativity and novelty that can add to the middle school learning experience. Principal Laura Norsworthy said this year’s theme, “Lights, camera, action, learning makes us stars,” has been combined with a theme park philosophy to create a unique education setting for employees and students alike.
SchoolBook: Elementary School Aide Is Accused of Sex Abuse
UPDATED | A teacher's aide at P.S. 243 in Crown Heights was arrested by the F.B.I. Monday night on charges that he sexually abused and videotaped students at the school, according to a law enforcement official familiar with the case. The chancellor, Dennis M. Walcott, visited the school to meet with staff and teachers, and issued a statement expressing his horror and disgust upon learning of the ...
For Legacy High School Students, a Lesson in Activism Hits Home
Keyla Marte and other students participating in an after-school program to learn about ways to improve the community took on the effort to save the Legacy School for Integrated Studies in Manhattan, scheduled to be closed by the city. The students used social media and campaign-style strategies to get their message out and to rally support.
SchoolBook: For Legacy High School Students, a Lesson in Activism Hits Home
Keyla Marte and other students participating in an after-school program to learn about ways to improve the community took on the effort to save the Legacy School for Integrated Studies in Manhattan, scheduled to be closed by the city. The students used social media and campaign-style strategies to get their message out and to rally support.
