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Catholic High Schools Could Learn From Charter School Success, Study Says
Tweet Share on Facebook July 30, 2012 CommentWith enrollment dropping nearly 25 percent between 2000 and 2011, Catholic schools need to "innovate or die," according to a recent report by the Lexington Institute, a nonprofit public-policy group. To innovate, Catholic schools should imitate their largest competitor—charter schools—by adopting a blended curriculum that harnesses student data to identify learning opportunities, says Sean Kennedy, author of the report.
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Top-Ranked High School Slapped With Civil Rights Complaint
Tweet Share on Facebook July 25, 2012 CommentGetting into Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology is like winning the lottery, Suzanne Rheault, CEO of the test-prep company Aristotle Circle, told U.S. News in April, calling the No. 2 ranked Best High School the "MIT of high schools."
But that lottery may discriminate against African-American and Latino students, as well as those with disabilities, according to a federal civil rights complaint filed with the Department of Education on Monday.
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Mobile App Competition Engages High School Students in STEM
Tweet Share on Facebook July 23, 2012 CommentUpdated 7/23/12, 3:00 p.m.: This post has been updated to include background information on the National Academy Foundation.
By his own admission, Andrew Rothstein, curriculum director at the National Academy Foundation, has a steep learning curve where technology is concerned.
"I can't even keep up with what was, let alone adapt to what is, or even imagine what will be," Rothstein said to a room full of educators and students last week at the foundation's annual conference.
The former teacher's lack of technical expertise illustrates why high schools need to leverage industry expertise when trying to determine what to teach young adults about information technology.
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Tips for Parents to Address Teen Sexting
Tweet Share on Facebook July 18, 2012 CommentParents who don't think their teens are sexting may be in for a rude awakening.
Nearly 30 percent of teens say they've sent nude photos of themselves via text or E-mail, according to a study published earlier this month in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine.
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Schools Regularly Restrain, Seclude Students With Behavioral Issues
Tweet Share on Facebook July 16, 2012 CommentPhysical restraint and seclusion are ineffective tools for managing students with developmental and behavioral disorders, experts say. But both approaches are used regularly at U.S. schools.
During the 2009-2010 school year, there were nearly 39,000 incidents of restraint and more than 25,000 cases of seclusion at the K-12 level, according to a March 2012 report by the U.S. Department of Education.
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Student Feedback May Be Underutilized in High Schools
Tweet Share on Facebook July 11, 2012 CommentIf teachers and administrators want to know whether they're succeeding in the classroom, all they need to do is ask the students sitting in front of them.
Student feedback is better at predicting classroom success than teacher experience or graduate degrees, according to a January report by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
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School Buses Breed Bullying
Tweet Share on Facebook July 9, 2012 CommentA video of students taunting, threatening, and degrading school bus monitor Karen Klein gave millions of people a 10-minute glimpse into a growing bullying epidemic.
Roughly 30 percent of middle school and high school students are bullied, and nearly 10 percent of the abuse happens on the school bus, according to the U.S. Department of Education.
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Awareness Is Key to Success of Common Core Standards
Tweet Share on Facebook July 5, 2012 CommentThe Common Core State Standards are taking root in public schools across the country, impacting more than 42 million K-12 students and 2.7 million teachers—but outside the education sphere, many people have no idea what the standards entail.
