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Texas students’ STAAR scores decline in math and science
Texas Tribune via Yahoo News· 6 days agoIn addition, fifth-graders are tested in science and eighth-graders in science and social studies....
How to get a full college scholarship
Bankrate via AOL· 6 days agoScholarship committees like to see applicants who are good citizens and give back to their communities. 2. Perform well academically Getting good grades...
Houston ISD elementary, middle school students increasing proficiency in math amid statewide...
Houston Public Media· 3 days agoWhile many of its peers and Texas schools as a whole saw declines in mathematics proficiency this...
Why every California student should have access to ‘gifted’ classes at school
The Desert Sun· 4 hours agoAcademic success is as much dependent on how students feel about themselves as the letter grades that fill their transcripts. When I was in first grade, my parents applied for a local elementary ...
How Smartphones Create Distractions in the Classroom
Parents via Yahoo News· 5 hours agoIf you suspect your child is distracted by a smartphone while atschool, you might be right. Here's how this habit can take a toll on their academic...
Manheim Township school board considers dropping class rank from student transcripts
Lancaster Online· 2 days agoSchool counselors and high school administration made the recommendation because rank information...
Ryan Walters faces lawmakers about oversight of federal funds, student testing
Tulsa World· 3 hours agoState Superintendent Ryan Walters is set to face a panel of lawmakers Thursday morning about a new...
Eliminating Law School Admissions Tests Won’t Help DEI Challenges
Bloomberg Law· 3 days agoThe US Supreme Court’s decision a year ago banning affirmative action in higher education admissions fed fears of plummeting racial and ethnic minority representation in law schools ...
How Heat Affects the Brain
New York Times· 1 day agoIn July 2016, a heat wave hit Boston, with daytime temperatures averaging 92 degrees for five days in a row. Other students, not so much — they were...
Math Teacher at Elite Brooklyn School Arrested in Sexualized Image Probe
The Daily Beast· 7 days agoCops busted Winston Nguyen at Saint Ann’s School last Thursday in front of a crowd of students. A math teacher at an elite Brooklyn private school has been ...