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Politicians, Business Leaders Ask High Schoolers to Consider Community College
Tweet Share on Facebook February 11, 2013 CommentFour-year colleges are often seen as the natural next step for high school students, but business leaders and politicians want teens to consider another option: community college.
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3 Websites for High School Teachers to Try in 2013
Tweet Share on Facebook February 4, 2013 CommentTechnology continues to make inroads into high school classrooms via bring-your-own device initiatives, 1:1 proposals that put a tablet or laptop in front of every student, and blended learning models that mix online courses with in-class instruction.
But teachers don't need a classroom stocked with iPads to start incorporating tech into their lesson plans. In fact, 40 percent of educators say online apps and games are the most effective way to engage students, according to a reader survey by SmartBrief for EdTech, an industry newsletter.
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Tips for Parents to Help Teens De-Stress
Tweet Share on Facebook January 28, 2013 CommentWith school work, sports, and other extracurriculars—not to mention looming college application deadlines—it's easy to see how high school students could feel a little stressed out.
In fact, roughly 30 percent of newly minted college freshmen say they frequently felt overwhelmed by their workload during their senior year of high school, according to an annual survey of more than 190,000 first-time, full-time college students by the University of California—Los Angeles.
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Gaps Persist Despite Rising High School Graduation Rates
Tweet Share on Facebook January 23, 2013 CommentThe nation's high school graduation rate has climbed to its highest level since 1974, but minority students continue to lag behind, according to public school data released yesterday by the National Center for Education Statistics.
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Obama's Gun Control Plan: What High School Parents Should Know
Tweet Share on Facebook January 21, 2013 CommentPresident Obama's newly unveiled gun control plan includes a host of executive orders designed to help schools prepare for and respond to shootings such as those at Sandy Hook Elementary School and Taft Union High School.
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Student Engagement Nosedives in High School
Tweet Share on Facebook January 16, 2013 CommentStudent engagement plummets as kids transition from grade school to high school—and it's largely up to teachers and administrators to turn that trend around.
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High School Educators Resolve to Do Better in the New Year
Tweet Share on Facebook January 7, 2013 CommentEducators across the country are wrapping up their winter breaks and returning to school with a fresh list of New Year's resolutions. For high school teachers and administrators, 2013 will be about improving their craft and helping students meet their goals.
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What High School Students Should Expect in 2013
Tweet Share on Facebook December 26, 2012 CommentHigh school students and parents saw a lot of educational changes in 2012, including expanded digital initiatives, reconfigured school weeks, and a new set of common standards.
Two main factors drove the changes: an influx of new technology and a heightened emphasis on college and career readiness for high school students.
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High School DREAMers Take Advantage of Deferred Action
Tweet Share on Facebook December 19, 2012 CommentNearly 103,000 young undocumented immigrants now have temporary protection from deportation under an executive order issued by President Obama in June, according to a report released last week by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
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Fiscal Cliff May Force Some High Schools to Close
Tweet Share on Facebook December 17, 2012 CommentIf Congress goes off the so-called fiscal cliff, federal funding for K-12 education programs will go along with it—but high schools in some districts will see their budgets fall further than others.
Technically called sequestration, the cliff refers to a package of mandatory spending cuts and expiring tax credits totaling $1.2 trillion. Those cuts will kick in on January 1 if an alternative deal is not reached, resulting in an 8.2 percent decrease in federal education spending.
