2019-08-14 A Bus Becomes a School for Migrant Children
The children sit close together with little space between them. They study their notes, books and papers at desks where once there had been passenger seats. A teacher has hung…
2019-08-11 US Colleges That Offer Free Tuition
The high cost of a college education keeps some students from even thinking about going to college. Some schools in the United States want to help those students by offering…
2019-08-07 Baltimore Schools Working to Help Students Deal with Trauma
Tinazsha Johnson has experienced sad events and a lot of pressure in her young life. Two years ago, when Tinazsha joined a sixth grade class at a new school, she…
2019-08-04 Some US Parents Give Up Their Children In Order to Pay for College
United States officials have uncovered a new way parents are abusing the college admissions system. The University of Illinois found that several parents officially gave up responsibility of their children.…
2019-07-30 All-Girls School Becomes First in US To Have Top E-Sports Team
In the United States, multi-player video games are becoming big business. The industry is expected to earn over $1 billion in profits this year. More and more colleges and universities…
2019-07-24 US Schools Become the Target of Cyberattacks
Cyber attackers are increasingly targeting school systems around the United States. The effects of such attacks worsen as more American schools use technology for teaching. A recent example comes from…
2019-07-21 More White Extremist Propaganda Appearing at US Colleges
Signs, fliers and other notices with racist language are increasingly being found at colleges and universities in the United States, a new report finds. The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) reported recently…
2019-07-19 Educators, Designers Look to Change Traditional Classroom Furniture
For much of the past hundred years, classrooms have been designed with the teacher seated in front of desks for students. The desks are almost always positioned in lines facing…
2019-07-16 How Many Hours Should Trainee Doctors Work?
The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) sets rules for most graduate-level training programs for doctors in the United States. In 2003, the group shortened working hours for U.S.…
2019-07-17 Is Teaching Writing As Important As Teaching Reading?
When educators think of literacy — the ability to read and write — they often place more importance on students’ abilities to read and fully understand a piece of writing.…
2019-07-14 Report Calls on International Community to Meet Education Goals
Children entering school now should finish secondary school by 2030. But if current trends continue one in six will not be in school in 2030 and only sixty percent will…
2019-07-28 College Success: Joining Campus Groups to Feel Connected
Editor’s Note: This report is part of a continuing series offering advice to students at colleges and universities on how to be successful throughout their educational experience. Every year, hundreds…
2019-07-10 Should Coffee Bars Be in Schools?
Americans are drinking less milk today than they did 40 years ago. In fact, Americans are drinking about 40 percent less than they did in 1975. This decrease has led…
2019-07-27 More Women in US Military Academies, But Still a Lot More Men
The percentage of female students nominated by U.S. lawmakers for admission to U.S. military academies has been rising over the last 25 years. But men are still nearly three times…
2019-07-03 Books and Barbers: How a Haircut Is Helping Students Read
Summer time in the U.S. usually means slower days, and no school. “Yes it’s summer, my time of year…” Teachers know, however, that summer vacation means students will likely fall…