Lebanon Valley College Announces New Scholarship Program (Lebanon Valley...
(Source: Lebanon Valley College) Lebanon Valley College offers a new scholarship program for freshmen, transfer, and international students entering in fall 2016 that goes into effect immediately....
View Article2015 Hall of Fame Inductees Announced (Oakland City University)
(Source: Oakland City University) October 28, 2015 at 10:19 AM On November 14, 2015, the Oakland City University Intercollegiate Hall of Fame will induct four alumni. Those being honored are Gordon...
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 ArticleFair offers students of color a better shot at prep school dreams
Michael Robinson Chavez / Los Angeles Times A Better Chance held a fair Sunday at Occidental College to help students navigate the prep school process. Above, Ashley Alvarez, 13, right, participates in...
View ArticleJohnston Named to the WCC All-Academic Team as 5 Pilots Total are Honored...
(Source: University of Portland Athletics) 11/11/2015 11:34:00 AM- Men's Soccer PORTLAND, Ore. --- Portland junior defender Conor Johnston was named to the 2015 West Coast Conference Men's Soccer...
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 ArticleFulfilment in teaching
IN her younger years, Jennifer Finnigan was envious of anybody who could sing, dance or produce anything artistic. She confessed that she often questioned God about the reasons she was 'unskilled'. But...
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 ArticleHit the snooze: Illinois high school starts later so students can sleep
A Chicago-area school will now join the ranks of hundreds of other schools across the country that have adopted a tiny but powerful revision in their schedule: a later start time for classes. Stevenson...
View ArticleStruggling 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 ArticleClassroom Biases Hinder Students' Learning
"Are you sure you belong here?" There is perhaps no more critical question for a disadvantaged student entering an advanced class, none more likely to rattle in the back of even the most gifted...
View ArticleGroup Gathers on AU Campus to Discuss Grant and Rio de Janeiro Trip (Ashland...
(Source: Ashland University) 10/28/15 ASHLAND, Ohio - Eight Ashland University undergraduate students as well as eight full-time teachers in the humanities and social sciences around the state of Ohio...
View ArticleC2 Education Awards $50,000 in Prizes to Students and Schools
ATLANTA, Nov. 12, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- C2 Education (C2) the nation's premier network of subject tutoring, SAT®, ACT® and PSAT® test prep and education support centers, awards $50,000 in prizes to the...
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 ArticleNew math learning lab offers one-stop shop for student success (University of...
(Source: University of Delaware) 2:21 p.m., Nov. 12, 2015--If there's a University of Delaware department that really knows how to rely on numbers, it's Mathematical Sciences, and faculty members there...
View ArticleTWU supplemental instruction program helps students succeed (Texas Woman's...
(Source: Texas Woman's University) Photo credit: Holly Nelson Karen Zamora, far left, a course assistant for statistics, leads a session in TWU's Supplemental Instruction Program. DENTON- A Texas...
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 ArticleCampus Y Announces 2015-2016 Carolina Bonner Leaders (The University of North...
(Source: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) For immediate use Campus Y Announces 2015-2016 Carolina Bonner Leaders (Chapel Hill, N.C.- Oct. 27, 2015) - The Campus Y at the University of...
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...
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