Struggling Students Learn — by Teaching
Faiza Elmasry WASHINGTON— It might sound like a recipe for educational disaster: Take kids who need to improve their reading skills and have them tutor other kids who have trouble reading. But that’s...
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 ArticleUC 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 ArticleFirst-Team Selection Kendrick is One of Six Pilots to Earn WCC All-Academic...
(Source: University of Portland Athletics) 11/6/2015 10:33:00 AM- Women's Soccer SAN BRUNO, Calif. --- Portland junior midfielder Parkes Kendrick landed on the 2015 West Coast Conference Women's Soccer...
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 ArticleInternships open door to corporate world for Chicago teens
South Side teen Robert Whitmore IV decided to drop out of school a few years ago. Today, Whitmore is a high school senior who spends his afternoons analyzing account balances and assembling tax returns...
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 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 ArticleHere's what's holding black students back, from preschool through college
A College Bridge class in California Cheryl A. Guerrero / Los Angeles Times Marcus Davis, 21, and other high school graduates and seniors attend a College Bridge class in 2014. (Cheryl A. Guerrero /...
View ArticleU.S Fulbright Program Recipients Scatter Across the Globe (Northwestern...
(Source: Northwestern University) To see where the 2015-16 Fulbright Scholars are located, view the interactive map. EVANSTON, Ill. -- From tutoring North Korean defectors to researching solar energy...
View ArticleTeaching, more than fame, has been Medeiros' passion
HONOLULU — In 2013, there were whispers about Saint Louis School shutting down. Alumni and supporters rallied, and now the campus is clearly, palpably vibrant. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported...
View ArticleColorado Youth for a Change helps students graduate high school
Julie Begin, right, an educational intervention specialist with Colorado Youth For A Change, talks with Englewood High School students Stephanny Ramirez (from left), 16, a junior; Armando Astorga, 16,...
View ArticleAcademies of Morris County Vocational School District Accepting Applications...
(Source: Morris County, NJ) Academies of Morris County Vocational School District Accepting Applications Wednesday, October 28, 2015 The Morris County Vocational School District is encouraging...
View ArticleKids get violent: China's school bullying epidemic
Beijing (CNN)Liu Lizhu was not aware her shy, 15-year-old son had been bullied at school until he ended up in hospital with a ruptured spleen. On June 8, the night before his high school entrance...
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...
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