High School Students

A Murder of Crows

Dennis Danziger | Posted 05.31.2012

Read More: Stereotyping, Lausd, High School Students, Violence, Palisades Charter High School, Venice High School, Video Games, Los Angeles, Guns, Crenshaw High School, Education News
Dennis Danziger

Recently I attended a college graduation party for a former student I taught at Palisades Charter High School. When a fellow guest learned that I left PCHS to teach at Venice High School, he blanched.

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'Genius' Teen Cracks Isaac Newton Puzzle That Stumped Mathematicians For 350 Years

Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: High School Student, Shourryya Ray, Isaac Newton, Video, High School Science, High School Students, Physics, Sir Isaac Newton, Newton Problem, Mathematics, Teen Cracks Newton Puzzle, High School Math, High School Physics, Genius Teen, Education News

Shourryya Ray, a 16-year-old German student, has cracked a puzzle that has stumped mathematicians since Sir Isaac Newton first posed the problem more ...

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It's Scholarship Season -- Helping Graduates and Preserving Memories

Meryl Ain, Ed.D. | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Scholarships, High School Graduation, Economic Recession, College, Samantha Garvey, High School Students, Education News
Meryl Ain, Ed.D.

In these difficult economic times where discretionary funds are diminishing, a scholarship, no matter how small, can enhance the life of a young person. It also carries on the living memory of a loved one.

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What Is It Like to Be a Teenager Today?

Quora | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Education, Aging, Youth, Teenager, Middle School Students, Sociology, High School Students, Youth Culture, High School, Middle School, Students, Social Psychology, Social Research, Teenagers, Culture, Education News
Quora

This question originally appeared on Quora. By James Wang, Quora user I am 18. Let me tell you what life is like. It's awesome and I love it....

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Students Fall Through Collapsed Deck While Taking Prom Photos

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: High Schoolers, Video, Prom Photos, High School Students, Prom Night, High School, Prom Fails, Prom, High School Prom, Prom Photo Fails, School, Teen News

Waaaaaahahaa -- or, ehem, thank goodness nobody was hurt! A pre-prom photo shoot for twelve students from Churubusco High School in Fort Wayne, In...

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Autistic High School Student Denied Graduation Due To State Law

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Graduation, High Schoolers, Students With Autism, Autistic Children, High School Graduation, Autism in Schools, High School Students, Autistic Students, High School, Poll, Autism, Education News

Sinclaire Coffer, a 17-year-old high school student with autism, is fighting to be allowed to graduate from North Springs Charter High School in Sandy...

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Students Arrested For Filming Up Teacher's Skirt, Posting On YouTube

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 05.13.2012

Read More: High Schoolers, Student Crime, Student Voyeurism, Voyeurism Charges, Students Arrested, High School Students, Voyeurism, Teacher Voyeurism, Education News

Carlos Eugene Cain, Jr. and Devon Ewing, both 18, face class D felony charges of video voyeurism after they used a cellphone to film up a Doss High Sc...

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AP Exams Surge As Standard For High School Rigor

AP | JUSTIN POPE | Posted 05.06.2012

Read More: High School Rigor, Advanced Placement, Advanced Placement Courses, Academy for College and Career Exploration, Education, School Rigor, Ap Classes, High Schools, Advanced Placement Exams, College Board, High School Students, AP Exams, Education Rigor, High School, Advanced Placement Classes, School Standards, Ap, Video, Education News

Not long ago, Advanced Placement exams were mostly for top students looking to challenge themselves and get a head start on college credit. Not anymor...

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Students Who Mean Business Go to Harvard

Daneesha Murrain | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Small Business, Entrepreneurship, Harvard University, Nfte, High School Students, Harvard School of Business, Education News
Daneesha Murrain

Taking the NFTE Business Class at my high school, I have become an entrepreneur. Recently, my class took a trip to Harvard to sit in an actual graduate business class. It further fueled my own determination continue with my own business.

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Attention Students Making Summer Plans: Think Resume First

Elisa Stephens | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Resume, Education, College, High School Students, Summer Vacation, Parents, Pantone, Academy of Art University, Summer Internship, Education News
Elisa Stephens

Summer is right around the corner and millions of high school students and their parents are starting to think about summer plans.

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In Push For More College Grads, 'Very Profitable Nonprofit' Cashes In

| Sarah Butrymowicz | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: College Entrance Exams, Test Prep, Video, College Board, High School Students, College Readiness, Act Test Prep, SAT Test Prep, Psat, College Graduates, Act Test, College Degrees, Gaston Caperton, Sat Exams, Sats, Education News

This piece comes to us courtesy of The Hechinger Report. The national push to increase the number of Americans with college degrees is enriching at...

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Middle Schooler Suspended For Red Hair

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Junior High School Students, High School, High School Dress Codes, School Dress Codes, Dress Code, Junior High, High School Students, Education News

Hannah Adams, a 13-year-old student at Riverside Middle School in Greer, S.C., received a week of in-school suspension for coming to class with her ha...

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High School Students Suspended After Demanding 'An Education'

Posted 05.30.2012

Read More: Education Protest, High School Students Protest, Teacher Sick Days, Video, Detroit Schools, Detroit School Protest, High School Students, College Readiness, Detroit High School, Frederick Douglass Academy, Education Reform, Teachers, Students Protest for Education, Education News

About 50 students were suspended Thursday from the all-boys Frederick Douglass Academy in Detroit, Mich. for walking out of classes in protest, demand...

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Could Robots Be The Answer To American Teens' Terrible Writing?

Reuters | Stephanie Simon | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Robo-Readers, American Students Writing, Pearson Education, Video, High School Teachers, Reuters, High School Students, College of Education, Intelligent Essay Assessor, High School, High School Writing, Teachers, American Students, Robots Grade Essays, Education News

By Stephanie Simon (Reuters) - American high school students are terrible writers, and one education reform group thinks it has an answ...

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Keeping Young Entrepreneurs Engaged: It's a Community Effort

Sylvia McKinney | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Extra-Curricular-Programs, Young Entrepreneurs, High School Retention Rates, High School Graduation, High School Students, At-Risk-Students, Student-Engagement, Entrepreneurship, High School Dropouts, High School Graduation Rates, Young-Entrepreneurs, Impact News
Sylvia McKinney

An entrepreneurial mindset can help at-risk students by offering them a more relevant approach to their education. Here are some key ways to keep next-generation entrepreneurs engaged.

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State Dept. Drops Plan To Protect Foreign Exchange Students Despite Abuse Allegations

AP | HOLBROOK MOHR and MITCH WEISS | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Boy Scouts, Foreign Students, Girl Scouts, Foreign-Students-US-Studying, Exchange Students, State Department, High School Students, Office of the Inspector General, Foreign Exchange Students, Exchange Visitor Program, High School, Foreign High School Students, US State Department, Students, National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, Education News

JACKSON, Miss. — Despite dozens of allegations of neglect and sexual abuse over the years, the U.S. State Department abandoned a plan to require...

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As a Young Student

Elory Rozner | Posted 05.13.2012

Read More: College Students, Education, High School Students, Education Reform, College Dropouts, Informal Education, High School Dropouts, Education News
Elory Rozner

The student we're tracking -- where is he or she the following year, or in 20 years? More importantly, who is that student in twenty years? And which learning experiences are responsible?

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S.C. Bill Denies High School Dropouts, Truants Of Driver's Licenses

Posted 03.06.2012

Read More: Education, Video, High School Dropout Rates, South Carolina Teens, Teens, High School Students, High School, South Carolina High Schools, South Carolina Schools, High School Truancy, High School Dropouts, School Truancy, Dropout Rates, High School Graduation Rates, Truancy, Education News

Playing hooky? Fine, but South Carolina students shouldn't expect to be doing it while cruising around town. Under a bill advanced last week by a ...

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Surveillance Video Shows Deer Running Through High School

Posted 03.01.2012

Read More: Deer Runs Through High School, Students Injured, Deer in School, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, High Schools, High School Students, Animals in School, Charlotte Schools, North Carolina Schools, North Carolina High Schools, Deer Runs Through School, East Mecklenburg High School, Video, Education News

Surveillance video released Thursday by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools officials shows a deer running through the hallways of a North Carolina High sch...

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Waiting on Multiple Super Heroes

Zachary K. Pearce | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Michelle Rhee, Public Education, Education Reform, Education News, Education, Michelle Rhee Students First Organization, High School Students, Education News
Zachary K. Pearce

I refuse to believe that America is in a state of decline; however, if we do not make real strides towards better educating our students, then that is the reality we face.

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WATCH: Girls' YouTube Rant Highlights Persisting Black/Brown Racism

Posted 02.27.2012

Read More: Racist Videos, Video, Latino Politics, Viral Videos, Racist Teenagers, Racist Students, High School Students, Racist Rants, Racist Teens, Racism, Bv-Video, Racism in Schools, Teenagers, Latino Voices News

There are plenty of disturbing things about anti-African American rant by two teen girls from Gainsville, Florida that went viral on YouTube last week...

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Racist YouTube Rant Forces Girls To Leave School, Issue Apologies

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 02.21.2012

Read More: Racist Videos, Video, Racist Teenagers, Viral Videos, Racist Students, Racist Rants, High School Students, Racist Teens, Racism, Racism in Schools, Teenagers, Education News

After two minors from Gainesville High School in Gainesville, Fla., posted a nearly 14-minute-long racist rant on YouTube, the girls are "no longer st...

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Do Involved Parents Help Teens Learn Better?

| Laura McMullen | Posted 02.20.2012

Read More: Video, Parents-Teens, Parental Involvement in School, Parents College, High School Students, Helicopter Parents, Parental Involvement, Parents High School, High School News

As kids get older and advance to high school, talking to them about their school life can become more difficult for parents. With younger children, pa...

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Begging for Better Grades? There's a Better Way

Patrick O'Connor | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Senior Grades, Grade Groveling, Senior Year Grades, College Admissions, Senioritis, Transcripts, Bad Grades, High School Students, Detroit News
Patrick O'Connor

Welcome to grade groveling season, the time of year when parents across America look at their senior's laundry and say "What are these stains on the knees of these pants, and how did they get there?"

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Ohio High School Paying Students To Show Up, Behave In Class

Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: School Pays Students, Dohn Community High School, Cash Incentives, Ohio Schools, Students in Poverty, Ohio High Schools, High School Graduation, Charter Schools, High Schools, Impoverished Students, School Paying Students, Graduation Rates, High School Students, Ohio School Paying Students, Roland Fryer, Student Incentives, Education News

A Cincinnati high school is paying its students to go to school. The Dohn Community High School, a charter school in Ohio, started a program this w...

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