UC Riverside Leadership to Speak at Ramona High School on Nov. 9 (University...
(Source: University of California, Riverside) Chancellor Kim A. Wilcox and Vice Chancellor James Sandoval visit part of system-wide program designed to encourage students to go to college By Mojgan...
View ArticleLate October 2015 Awards (Olathe Unified School District 233)
(Source: Olathe Unified School District 233) Oct. 22, 2015 Smith Wins Wendell Mohling Foundation Award Bentwood Elementary first-grade teacher Nancy Smith has been recognized with the Wendell G....
View ArticleCUNY Students Go for the Value (CUNY - The City University of New York)
(Source: CUNY - The City University of New York) Enrollment is up as survey shows student satisfaction A MAJORITY OF CUNY students are satisfied with the value of their college education and with their...
View ArticleStudent Profiles: Jay’Vonna Armstrong and Joseph Walters
Jefferson Township High School valedictorian Jay’Vonna Armstrong and salutatorian Joseph Walters are good friends in a close race for the number one academic spot at graduation time. They are two of...
View Article4 changes Syracuse schools plan to make with $8.2 million in state grants
SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- The Syracuse city school district was awarded four grants in recent weeks totaling $8.2 million. The district has received $184 million in grants in the last 5 years. That's up from...
View ArticleIntroducing Our Students
By Robin Levi, Advisor Students Rising Above The following is the first installment of the Students Rising Above's College Application Journey series, which profiles four high school seniors as they...
View ArticleGov. Branstad announces 2016 Iowa Teacher of the Year (Iowa Department of...
(Source: Iowa Department of Education) Scott Slechta, a 35-year veteran teacher who traces his passion for learning all the way back to the first grade, is the 2016 Iowa Teacher of the Year, Gov. Terry...
View ArticleMPHS Student of the Month (Madison-Plains Local School District)
(Source: Madison-Plains Local School District) Taylor has kept busy during her fours years as a high school student at MPHS. She played Varsity Volleyball, while serving as captain; Varsity Softball,...
View ArticleSanta Clara University’s School of Education and Counseling Psychology...
(Source: Santa Clara University) SANTA CLARA, Calif., November 4, 2015-Santa Clara University received a $1.1 million grant from The Sobrato Family Foundation to support initiatives for improving the...
View ArticleChild Poverty SOS / Girl ‘saved’ through education, kindness
The Yomiuri Shimbun This is the sixth installment in our third series on child poverty. The hand gripping the receiver of the payphone was shaking. It was the middle of the night in February 2011, and...
View ArticleAlexander Pledges to Simplify “Dreaded” FAFSA, “the No. 1 Obstacle” to...
(Source: Lamar Alexander) During visit to Chattanooga State, calls Tennessee Promise a 'major success and example for states to follow,' commends Chattanooga mentors for rising to Gov. Haslam's...
View ArticleOne Woman's Path
(Courtesy NREL) Women account for only 32% of the degrees awarded in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). Female, first-generation students are at an additional disadvantage, even though...
View ArticleThree School of Management students among 10 chosen for HSBC Scholars program...
(Source: UB School of Management) BUFFALO, N.Y. - Ten outstanding University at Buffalo students make up the current class of UB's HSBC Scholars, a program designed to help juniors and seniors pursuing...
View ArticleHarrisburg test scores disappoint again, while school officials try to...
HARRISBURG- When Pennsylvania released its latest round of high school state assessment scores last week, Harrisburg High School earned a failing grade. The bulk of 11th grade students scored below the...
View ArticlePace University Receives $1.1 Million from the US Department of Education to...
NEW YORK, Nov. 10, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pace University has long been committed to helping first-generation college students succeed as exemplified by the university's motto, "Opportunitas."...
View ArticleAt 17, Drexel Student Pushes Ahead
Zakiya James at Drexel University's campus When Zakiya James attended Woodrow Wilson High School in her native city of Washington D.C., she quickly exhausted the curriculum that was being offered to...
View ArticleViera discusses career as coach, educator, proponent of women's varsity...
(Source: University of Delaware) 1:58 p.m., Nov. 10, 2015--Former University of Delaware volleyball head coach Barbara Viera almost didn't get the opportunity to complete her high school education, go...
View ArticleNew Grant Will Help U of A Team Provide K-4 Teacher Training Across the State...
(Source: University of Arkansas) Photo by Beth Pesnell Teachers in UASEP work together to develop new curricular ideas during the fall workshop on Oct. 10. With the recent implementation of the...
View ArticleRobert Subtirelu, Connetquot High School
(Credit: Robert Subtirelu) HOMETOWN: Bohemia AGE: 17 GRADE: 12 WHY YOU SHOULD WATCH HIM: Art teacher John Hargrave refers to Subtirelu as an "amazing and truly unique individual." In 2013, Subtirelu...
View ArticleVerizon Foundation Invests More Than $100,000 in Indiana STEM Projects for...
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 12, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the nation's largest and most reliable network, is investing more than $100,000 in Indiana students to drive...
View ArticleDREAMers Club Helps Undocumented Students Succeed in College (Sonoma State...
(Source: Sonoma State University) Navigating college for the first time can present several challenges for the average student. For the 148 undocumented students at Sonoma State University, those...
View ArticleI Thought Students Had No Reason to Dropout. I Was Wrong.
America's Promise Alliance published a new study this fall, Don't Quit On Me, and invited young people to share their perspectives about the support that at-risk youth need to graduate from high...
View ArticleCommentary: Fix race relations on campus by first starting off-campus
Racism isn’t an issue confined to college campuses, but as the events of the past week at the University of Missouri have shown, the college environment can be a microcosm that highlights challenges...
View ArticleHarrison County agriculture students raise turkeys to learn animal husbandry,...
CYNTHIANA — Turkeys are not nature's most charming creatures. This flock of 46 black and white birds babbles and chirps in its enclosure on the farm used by Harrison County middle and high school...
View ArticleWho needs classrooms?
Education in India is woefully deficient, both quantitatively and qualitatively. That is hardly a novel observation. Indeed, it is the reason Pratham, the organization I head, was founded in 1994, with...
View ArticleEastern is One of Eight LEAP Challenge Schools in New England (Eastern...
(Source: Eastern Connecticut State University) Written by Michael Rouleau Willimantic, Conn. - Eastern Connecticut State University is one of only eight New England colleges and universities selected...
View ArticleFix for race relations on campus, starts off campus
Racism isn’t an issue confined to college campuses, but as recent events at the University of Missouri have shown, the college environment can be a microcosm that highlights challenges our entire...
View ArticleServing as LITE mentor has helped student develop passion for engineering...
(Source: Kettering University) Ashley Mikolaiczik '16 didn't participate in the Lives Improve Through Engineering (LITE) program when she was in high school because she didn't begin pursuing...
View ArticleNew financial aid for high schoolers taking college credits
A pilot program to expand federal financial aid to high school students taking college courses will make college more affordable and accessible for low-income students, local community college...
View ArticleSouthwestern University Announces STEM Scholarships for First-Year Students...
GEORGETOWN, Texas, Nov. 17, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Southwestern University recently announced the S-STEM Scholarship Program for academically talented students who are interested in pursuing majors in...
View ArticlePeer Tutoring at National University (National University of Health Sciences)
(Source: National University of Health Sciences) Tuesday, October 20, 2015 Education in the health sciences can be challenging, especially at the professional level. At National University, we support...
View ArticleWATCH: This kid explains Einstein’s theory of relativity on YouTube, nails...
Ohio high school senior Ryan Chester is the inaugural winner of a new college scholarship, claiming a US$250,000 (HK$1.9 million) for a seven-minute YouTube film that uses simple props and hand-drawn...
View ArticleStudents from Australia, Sweden Teach and Learn in Fayetteville School...
(Source: University of Arkansas) Photos by Heidi Stambuck Beatrice Karlsson, top right, and Kristin Andersson are from Sweden, and Rebecca O'Neill is from Australia. Cultural diversity, classroom...
View ArticleIntervention Improves Teacher Practices and Student Engagement in Early...
(Source: NYU - New York University) A classroom program that helps teachers adapt their interactions with students based on individuals' temperaments may lead to more student engagement in...
View ArticlePhiladelphia Tackles Literacy Crisis with Innovative Program
By Carol Leonetti Dannhauser Five years ago, more than half a million adults in Philadelphia lacked basic literacy and work skills, imperiling their ability to land jobs and climb out of poverty, the...
View ArticleWestbourne Grammar School
Advertising Feature Westbourne Grammar School has two campuses – Williamstown (Prep-Year 3) and Truganina (ELC-Year 12). More than 1500 students attend the co-educational, non-denominational Christian...
View ArticleDetroit Lions' Tahir Whitehead talks school and life success with Detroit...
(Source: State of Michigan) Contact: Bob Wheaton 517-373-7394 November 17, 2015 DETROIT, Mich. - To start high school off with the right attitude and game plan, Detroit Lions' linebacker Tahir...
View ArticleDetroit Lions' Tahir Whitehead talks school and life success with Detroit...
(Source: Michigan Department of Health and Human Services) Contact: Bob Wheaton 517-373-7394 November 17, 2015 DETROIT, Mich. - To start high school off with the right attitude and game plan, Detroit...
View ArticleTahir Whitehead teamed up with the Michigan Department of Health and Human...
(Source: Detroit Lions) DETROIT, Mich. - To start high school off with the right attitude and game plan, Detroit Lions' linebacker Tahir Whitehead teamed up with the Michigan Department of Health and...
View ArticleYes, there is a limit to how much homework to do
As more students in high school take advanced classes and Common Core guidelines have made kindergarten an academic experience, many parents feel like their children have too much homework. So how much...
View ArticleA Dose of Reality
The Coalition for Access, Affordability, and Success, a new organization which includes that nation's most selective colleges and universities, recently surprised high school guidance counselors and...
View ArticleFollowing a dream
Today, she is a few months into her career as a second-grade teacher at West View Elementary School, the Burlington-Edison School District's dual-language school. "For many of them, this was an...
View ArticleStarting A High School From Scratch
7:03 AM ET Sara Neufeld From HechRep i Melissa Jarvis-Cedeño returned to her hometown to start a high school, in the hopes of preventing teenagers from following her son's path to federal prison....
View ArticleKaty students learn about engineering careers at the Lloyd's Register...
(Source: Lloyd's Register Group Ltd) The Katy, Texas high school students had a chance to see some of the large oil field equipment like blowout preventers (BOP) used to seal, control and monitor oil...
View ArticleNext Generation of Teachers (Millikin University)
(Source: Millikin University) After taking tours of Dennis Lab School and Millikin University, the high school students got to hear from Millikin Education undergrads during a student panel discussion....
View ArticleCollege Credit Plus (BGSU - Bowling Green State University)
(Source: BGSU - Bowling Green State University) By Marie Dunn Harris At 20-years-old, Kathryn Knackstedt has already received her bachelor's degree in biology and is now a first year master's degree...
View ArticlePrinceton alumna Clifton and seniors Lu, Platt and Soltas awarded Rhodes...
(Source: Princeton University) Posted November 22, 2015; 12:20 p.m. by Michael Hotchkiss, Office of Communications Princeton University alumna Katherine Clifton, a member of the Class of 2015, and...
View ArticleRotary names November students of the month: West Shore School Roundup
West Shore School Roundup includes public school news. CUMBERLAND PERRY AREA VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL SCHOOL Ashley Lightner was named a student of the month for November by the Rotary Club of...
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