Forensics is proving very successful in motivating high school science students in New Rochelle
In every aspect of life—not just academic, but work, civic life, and even health—on-time graduates had the best outcomes, so school districts should make on-time graduation for all students their first priority.But the extra work that late graduates and their high schools put into earning a diploma pays off—in all aspects of their lives--jobs, civic life, and healthy lifestyles.
January 2009 has a different feel about it compared to most Januarys, doesn't it? A new President with immense historical significance will be sworn in a day after we honor what would have been the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s 80th birthday. And despite the ongoing pessimism about our economic forecast as a country, a stronger feeling of renewed optomism permeates communities all across America. I just couldn't imagine a more poignant month to be a teacher!
They are Longhorns making computer networks connect, and some hope to go out into the real world and make networks secure. Approximately 48 advanced Payson High School students are learning how to build and maintain personal computers through industry standard computer courses. Bud Evans teaches the A Plus and Network Plus courses.“These are hardware, not software classes,” he said. “These program
NEW MILFORD, Conn.—New Milford's school board is backing a proposal to provide some online high school courses for credit.
The nature of public service performed by high school students is changing from individuals fulfilling a required number of hours of public service to team projects that are meaningful.
Online tutoring is 'getting parents off the hook' for helping their children learn middle/high school concepts. Of course the article doesn't go into why parents don't know things middle school kids are supposed to...
How teenagers' problem solving skills have changed, for better or for
worse, since the 1970s.
The newly launched Brightstorm website brings together teens and teachers via video-based curriculum, typically for college prep and AP courses. Brightstorm combines "high level of choice, personalization and high-quality content"in an effort "to advance the learning economy" and "shape the future of education" (from a Wall Street Journal article). Disruption, anyone?