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Education Lessons From Around the World
Tweet Share on Facebook May 20, 2013 CommentThere are lessons the U.S. can learn from its peers around the world.
That was the message delivered by a panel of experts at a discussion hosted by the Center for American Progress last week.
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Digital ACT Test Set for 2015
Tweet Share on Facebook May 15, 2013 CommentPut down your pencils; the ACT is going digital.
The nonprofit assessment and analytics organization – also called ACT – announced last week that it will take its flagship test online in 2015.
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Teacher Appreciation Week: It's About the Little Things
Tweet Share on Facebook May 8, 2013 CommentTeachers devote their lives to educating the nation's youth. They serve as mentors, coaches, counselors and yes, even baby sitters, often with limited resources and little recognition.
These challenges can take their toll. Year after year, high school teachers report high stress levels and low job satisfaction rates, according to annual surveys by the MetLife Foundation.
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Navigate Summer Camp Options for Teens
Tweet Share on Facebook April 29, 2013 CommentSummer camp options abound for high school students, but narrowing thousands of programs down to the best fit for your teen can be challenging.
Instead of standard sleep-away camps that combine hiking, crafts, swimming and campfires, parents and teens can now choose from robotics camp, band camp, leadership camp, math camp – even whale camp.
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High School Graduation Requirements Get Limber
Tweet Share on Facebook April 24, 2013 CommentLoosening high school graduation requirements to stem dropouts and improve college and career readiness may seem counterintuitive, but some states are doing just that.
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As States Pull Back From Common Core, Parents Should Ask 'Why?'
Tweet Share on Facebook April 22, 2013 CommentLawmakers in some states hope to halt the transition to the Common Core State Standards, even as school districts across the country are rolling them out.
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Next Generation Science Standards Released
Tweet Share on Facebook April 15, 2013 CommentScience education in the United States is not up to snuff.
Most high school students can scratch the scientific surface – follow instructions, conduct experiments – but few succeed at analysis and explanation, two critical components of real-world inquiry, studies reveal.
The Next Generation Science Standards aim to change all that. Released last week, the standards follow in the footsteps of the Common Core State Standards for math and reading by setting a uniform benchmark and encouraging depth over breadth in science curriculums.
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'Big Bang Theory' Star Talks STEM
Tweet Share on Facebook April 1, 2013 CommentArt imitates life for Mayim Bialik. The former child star (see: "Blossom") earned a Ph.D. in neuroscience from the University of California—Los Angeles in 2007, and now plays neurobiologist Amy Farrah Fowler on the CBS sitcom "Big Bang Theory."
But Bialik doesn't just hold a degree or play a role. The actress teaches science to home-schooled students, and just wrapped up a monthlong stint as the face of National HerWorld Month, an initiative designed to educate high school girls about opportunities in science, technology, engineering and math.
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Decaying Schools May Stunt Learning
Tweet Share on Facebook March 25, 2013 CommentDecaying rats, mold infestation, collapsed ceilings: you name it, Jennifer Little has lived through it. Not in a rundown house or apartment building, but in her school.
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Testing Boycott Spreads to Portland High Schools and Beyond
Tweet Share on Facebook February 18, 2013 CommentFeigning sickness to avoid a big test is one of the oldest tricks in the teen playbook, but high school students at Portland Public Schools aim to take it a step further.
