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Time, Not Calories, May Leave High School Students Feeling Hungry
Tweet Share on Facebook October 29, 2012 CommentHigh school students are grumbling over their school lunches—and so are their stomachs.
Their complaints aren't about mystery meat or inedible entrees. Instead, students are staging brown-bag protests and filming YouTube videos to voice their frustrations over portion sizes.
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States, Districts Require Online Ed for High School Graduation
Tweet Share on Facebook October 24, 2012 CommentWhile adult interest in online courses at the college level appears to be waning, enrollment in virtual classes at the K-12 level is on the rise.
Nearly 620,000 students took an online course during the 2011-2012 school year, up 16 percent from the previous year, according to an annual report released this week by the Evergreen Education Group, which works with schools to implement online and blended learning programs.
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Learn How to Tell if Your Teen Has a Concussion
Tweet Share on Facebook October 17, 2012 CommentConcussions and brain injuries in student athletes are on the rise.
Emergency room visits by children and teens for brain injuries resulting from sports or recreational activities jumped from more than 153,000 in 2001 to nearly 250,000 in 2009. The majority of those incidents occurred in middle and high school students, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Educators at Some High Schools Tout Benefits of 4-Day Week
Tweet Share on Facebook October 15, 2012 CommentSchool officials in districts across the country are moving to three-day weekends in order to battle budget constraints.
Nearly 300 districts operated on a four-day school week last year, with several additional districts making the move this year, and more contemplating the move for 2013.
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Parents May Be Teaching Teens to Be Bullies
Tweet Share on Facebook October 10, 2012 CommentWhen Wisconsin news anchor Jennifer Livingston was called fat by a viewer, she got a firsthand taste of the kind of bullying many high school students confront on a daily basis.
More than 20 percent of teens report being the target of name calling, 18 percent say they were the subject of rumors, and 17 percent reported either physical harassment—shoving, tripping, or being spit on—or the threat of violent actions, according to a 2011 report by the U.S. Department of Education.
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3 Tips to Decide if Your Teen Needs Tutoring
Tweet Share on Facebook October 3, 2012 CommentRecent SAT and ACT exam results show most high school graduates aren't ready for college courses, and those that are prepared often feel added pressure not just to achieve, but to excel.
With classroom time as a limited resource, parents are turning to tutors to help keep their high school students either on track or ahead of the pack.
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High Schools Not Meeting STEM Demand
Tweet Share on Facebook October 1, 2012 CommentComputer scientists are in high demand, but only a fraction of U.S. high schools offer advanced training on the subject—and that fraction is shrinking.
