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Middle school critical to students' success in high school - Thursday, June 26, 2008
More than 100,000 California students quit high school each year, but the path toward dropping out begins long before high school. Three new studies from the California Dropout Research...
Revamped Spruce High focused on student achievement - Tuesday, August 26, 2008
The hallways at Spruce High School didn't sound typical for a first day of classes Monday. They were quiet. Principal Lucy Davila Hakemack's heels click-clacked smartly as she walked...
Two students killed in US university shooting - Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Conway, Arkansas - Police officers patrolled the University of Central Arkansas campus on Monday and classes were cancelled after a shooting in an alleyway left two students dead and...
Little progress by Labour on widening university participation - Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Commenting on the National Audit Office report published today on widening participation in higher education, Liberal Democrat ShadowUniversity, Innovation and Skills Secretary, Stephen...
Exchange students need homes for a month - Friday, July 18, 2008
An international exchange program is asking for help to house 12 students who will arrive in a week and still have no host families.
Jesse Cook with World Heritage said a program coordinator...
Only 22% of students graduate - Monday, August 18, 2008
ohannesburg - Only 22% of higher level students complete their undergraduate degree within the required study period, said Education Minister Naledi Pandor on Monday.
"Out of the 120...
Carnegie Mellon University to Host Second Annual Game Education Summit - Wednesday, December 17, 2008
AUSTIN, Texas - Carnegie Mellon University will host the second annual Game Education Summit, a conference focused on improving academic training for tomorrow's video game professionals,...
Colleges spend billions to prep freshmen - Monday, September 15, 2008
It's a tough lesson for millions of students just now arriving on campus: even if you have a high school diploma, you may not be ready for college.
In fact, a new study calculates,...
Student, 19, pleads guilty to making threats in UBC lockdowns - Saturday, July 05, 2008
METRO VANCOUVER - A 19-year-old University of B.C. student who was a math and biology whiz in high school has pleaded guilty to charges stemming from two campus lockdowns at UBC last...
Is there a place for average students? - Thursday, October 23, 2008
I got an interesting email from a mom seeking some help. She mentions a program many of you have asked before: What do our schools do to help average students?
Here is her note:
“My...
