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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...
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...
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...
US schools experiment with paying students - Tuesday, June 17, 2008
WASHINGTON- Friday is payday at KIPP DC: KEY Academy, and some sixth-grade girls gather at the makeshift school store trying to decide how to spend their hard-earned money.
They received...
ASU student receives $100K scholarship from Ronald McDonald House Charities - Friday, July 10, 2009
Luis Duran of Phoenix, a student at Arizona State University, was one of four high school seniors nationwide chosen to receive a college scholarship of $100,000 from Ronald McDonald...
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,...
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...
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...
Hosts wanted by exchange students - Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Hamilton County families are invited to host international exchange students coming to the area this fall.
The students are aged between 15 and 18 and will have their own spending money...
Turning Around the Idea of Student Loans - Monday, December 01, 2008
LAS VEGAS — Over sandwiches and pizza, a group of high school students here debated the pros and cons of combating poverty in five desperate nations. They scrolled through Web sites,...
