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Are students falling behind? 1024 546 Keystone Education

Are students falling behind?

Let’s face it. This year, students are facing the greatest challenge to their education in decades. Some will pull ahead in spite of the current situation. Many will never recover. Yet it is important to view…

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MIT Master’s Program to Use MOOCs as ‘Admissions Test’ 150 150 Keystone Education

MIT Master’s Program to Use MOOCs as ‘Admissions Test’

MOOCs may soon become a prominent factor in admissions decisions at selective colleges, a way for students who may not do well on traditional measures like the SAT to prove they can hack it. That’s…

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The Big New Effort To Revamp College Admissions- Will It Work? 800 533 Keystone Education

The Big New Effort To Revamp College Admissions- Will It Work?

TO: America’s colleges and universities FR: America’s high school students RE: Please make the college admissions process less daunting and more collaborative, creative, engaging and in tune with the Digital Age. Oh, and while you’re…

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College Graduates Don’t Think Their Degrees Pay Off. They’re Wrong. 1024 768 Keystone Education

College Graduates Don’t Think Their Degrees Pay Off. They’re Wrong.

College is a more profitable investment than ever, but graduates are pessimistic about the value of their degrees. Going to college is probably a more profitable investment than ever, but the people investing in it don’t seem to think…

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For Accomplished Students, Reaching A Good College Isn’t As Hard As It Seems 427 458 Keystone Education

For Accomplished Students, Reaching A Good College Isn’t As Hard As It Seems

Earlier this year, Harvard announced that it had accepted 5.9 percent of the nearly 35,000 students who applied for admission to the class of 2018. The next day, Stanford announced an even more exacting 5.07…

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How To Become A Better Writer 698 400 Keystone Education

How To Become A Better Writer

I was complimented today about my writing. Inspired by my fan, I offer seven tips on how to improve writing. I jotted these down for myself; I always am pleased to accept further suggestions. First,…

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COMMON CORE AND PRACTICAL EDUCATION 150 150 Keystone Education

COMMON CORE AND PRACTICAL EDUCATION

Recent changes in curriculum, both for humanities and sciences,  have many parents wondering what it’s all about, and why the changes are being made.  One goal of the common core curriculum is to develop better…

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KIDS FEEL UNIMPORTANT WHEN PARENTS ARE DISTRACTED BY TECHNOLOGY 150 150 Keystone Education

KIDS FEEL UNIMPORTANT WHEN PARENTS ARE DISTRACTED BY TECHNOLOGY

Tony Anscombe, Senior Security Evangelist at AVG Technologies, says a recent global study commissioned by AVG found that 54% ofchildren think their parents are spending too much time on their phones. Parents agreed with their…

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MOBILE PHONE BANS LEAD TO RISE IN STUDENT TEST SCORES 700 467 Keystone Education

MOBILE PHONE BANS LEAD TO RISE IN STUDENT TEST SCORES

Banning cellphones in schools reaps the same benefits as extending the school year by five days, according to a study co-authored by an economist at The University of Texas at Austin. “New technologies are typically…

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ANALYZING COLLEGE APPLICATION ESSAYS 610 340 Keystone Education

ANALYZING COLLEGE APPLICATION ESSAYS

January 8, 2015 BY  Scott Jaschik Admissions essays are thought of by many as less scientific than other parts of the college application process — a chance to share a personal story, to inject personality into…

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