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Common Core and your student
In June 2010, North Carolina joined more than 40 states and the District of Columbia in adopting the Common Core State Standards as its K-12 educational guidelines. In August 2012, those standards will...
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Online resource connects children & parents
The Cone Health Foundation recently awarded 12 mini-grants in the amount of $1,000 via Guilford Parent Academy to deserving schools across Guilford County. This grant helped Johnson Street Global...
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UNCG supports GCS reading campaign
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro is a proud community supporter of Guilford County Schools’ 3 Million Books Challenge. This comes as no surprise, however, since many GCS teachers...
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Making content connections through arts integration
In the United States, some schools and districts have had to let go of visual art, music, dance, and drama instructors due to shrinking budgets. At the same time, administrators bemoan the fact that...
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Collective impact revisited
Last year, AchieveGuilford co-chair Ann Busby served as one of our guest bloggers in which she talked about the importance of collective impact as it relates to education. Since then Guilford County...
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Creativity as a core skill
This blog post was taken from ASCD in which Guilford County Schools’ executive director of high school curriculum and instruction, Steve McGrath, sounds off about integrating creativity into 21st...
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Hands on learning teaches students about water quality
Recently, I had the opportunity to exhibit at a Water Festival event sponsored by the City of Greensboro’s Water Resources Department. It was a beautiful day to engage students in hands-on learning...
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Test day doesn’t have to be stressful
As school kicks into to high gear, no doubt your children already have their first exam or test of the new year on the horizon. Test day can cause a lot of stress for students and result in poor grades...
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Give them a reason not to cheat
As the new school year kicks into high gear, this should be an optimistic time for positive vision and expectations. The reality that students may participate in some form of cheating this year is not...
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AchieveGuilford merges with Guilford Education Alliance
On January 1, 2014 AchieveGuilford merged with the Guilford Education Alliance. Through Guilford Education Alliance, we will continue the work to mobilize businesses and community groups around shared...
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