Anmo EducationEducation is not preparation for life education is life itselfMenuCONTACT USDISCLOSURESearch for:Bridging the male education gapTo get more Americans working and set economic growth back on track, we need to understand what’s going on with men in education.Despite rising college costs and the many other challenges facing America’s schools, women have made extraordinary strides in education. They have overtaken men in high school and college completion in the last few decades, earning 58% of bachelor’s degrees and 62% of postsecondary occupational certificates.Our research has found that if men had the same educational distribution as women, their earnings would be 3.7% higher than they are and more men would be employed. Bridging the education gender gap is central to increasing America’s competitiveness in the world economyThe educational shortfall of men has two important components. First, men are less likely to enroll in colleges and universities. Second, even when they do enroll, they are less likely to obtain a degree or certificate.Why? One prime reason is young men’s poorer grades in middle and high school (despite performance similar to women’s on standardized tests). A secondview full post »Posted in Education on May 25, 2015 by mimin.Neel Kashkari proposes major education overhaulSaying that better schools are critical for California’s prosperity, GOP gubernatorial candidate Neel Kashkari proposes changing the way education is funded, making traditional schools more like charters and increasing online learning.“We must reject the status quo,” the former U.S. Treasury official says in a 33-page policy paper set for release Tuesday.He calls for money to be sent directly to the state’s 10,000 public schools rather than to their districts. He would throw out much of the state’s education code, which governs the operation of schools, and effectively allow most schools to operate under the same rules as charters.He also calls for increased vocational education, longer school days and years, and merit pay for teachers.“We can absolutely transform California’s education system into a force that not only lifts student achievement but ultimately addresses income inequality and eradicates poverty from our communities,” Kashkari’s proposal says.The plan is the second that the candidate has released; it follows a proposal for creating jobs. Kashkari’s main GOP rival in the race, Assemblyman Tim Donnelly (R-Twin Peaks), has not released any policy proposals. Incumbentview full post »Posted in Education and tagged John Rogers, UCLA, GOP, Incumbent Gov on May 10, 2015 by mimin.L.A. Schools Promote Free Tutoring for Some StudentsLos Angeles school officials on Monday urged parents whose children attend chronically underperforming schools to apply for free tutoring in math and English, which begins in November.The Los Angeles Unified