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Before the Rankings: Learning About the History of Our Colleges

Grant Calder | Posted 05.05.2013 | College
Read More: Education Reform, College-Bound Students, American History, College, High School Students, College News
Grant Calder

Since American history is generally a requirement for graduation why not take the opportunity to make this standard eleventh or twelfth grade class more "relevant" by presenting it, at least in part, as the story of higher education?

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Google Search Is a Teen's "Best Friend" When Looking for College Admissions Information

Marjorie Hansen Shaevitz | Posted 04.25.2013 | College
Read More: Google as a College Admissions Resource, Admissions Interviews, College Admissions, Early Action, Letters of Recommendation, Completing Applications, Early Decision, High School Students, College Essays, Extracurricular Activities, Sat, Financial Aid, Parents, Act, College Applications, College News
Marjorie Hansen Shaevitz

The City of San Diego Public Library system is at the forefront in California, if not the U.S., in providing information and resources about college a...

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High School Seniors Have No Idea How Much College Debt They'll Be In

The Huffington Post | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 04.23.2013 | Business
Read More: College Affordability, Student Debt, College Costs, College Student Loans, High School College Costs, Credit Union National Association, Student Loans, Student Debt Survey, High School Student Paying for College, Credit Union National Association Survey, Paying for College, High School Students, High School Student Loans, Business News

Half of all high school seniors have no idea how much money they'll need to borrow to pay for college, a new survey from the Credit Union National Ass...

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Social Justice in the Classroom: Not Always the Easiest Lesson

Holly Spinelli | Posted 04.04.2013 | Impact
Read More: New York Schools, Activism, High School Students, Gloria Steinem, Teaching Feminism, Teaching, High School Teacher, Feminism, Social Activism, Impact News
Holly Spinelli

"Tears are tears," Gloria Steinem said. The profound message in that small phrase pertained to each of us, because all of us, no matter our differences, experience struggle. This is a powerful lesson we can teach all of our students.

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Our Student Voice to Discover

Zak Malamed | Posted 04.01.2013 | Impact
Read More: College Students, Social Media, Twitter, College, High School Students, Student Voice, High School, Students, Impact News
Zak Malamed

We came together because we believed in the platform that social media provided us with. We came together because we believed we could share the platform that we were using to exercise our student voice with all students.

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In Connecticut, Student Ask: What Does A High School Diploma Mean?

| Melissa Bailey | Posted 03.28.2013 | Politics
Read More: High School Accountability, High School Diplomas, New Haven Public Schools, Video, Magnet Schools, High School Graduation, High School in the Community, High School Students, High School, High School Diploma, Reggie Mayo, New Haven Schools, Politics News

This piece comes to us courtesy of New Haven Independent. The school board has begun to tighten graduation requirements in effort to keep kids from...

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Ending Bullying, One Dog at a Time

Cesar Millan | Posted 05.18.2013 | Impact
Read More: Cesar-Millan-Foundation, Animal Rescue, Leader of the Pack, Children, The Dog Whisperer, Bullying, High School Students, North Shore Animal League, Mexico, Elementary School, High School, Yale University, Cesar Millan, Students, School Bullying, Impact News
Cesar Millan

What is instinctual is empathy -- the ability to understand how other people are feeling and to take their feelings into consideration when dealing with them.

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Popularity, Heterosexism and Girls' School Success

Elizabethe C. Payne | Posted 05.13.2013 | Gay Voices
Read More: Women's Rights, Women, Gender Stereotypes, Women's Issues, Lesbian, Bullying, Lgbt Bullying, LGBT Students, Lesbian Youth, Gay Students, Gender, Lgbt, Girls, Queer Youth, Gender Equality, Education, LGBT Youth, High School Students, High School, Education Reform, STEM Education, Girls Education, LGBT Equality, Gay Voices News
Elizabethe C. Payne

For adolescent girls, heterosexuality and a traditional presentation of femininity are the foundation of the high school social hierarchy. Attaining status requires dedication to the attraction of boys. So where does this leave adolescent lesbian and queer girls?

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What We Can Learn from Chicago's High School Students' Perspectives on Money

Charisse A. Conanan | Posted 05.04.2013 | Impact
Read More: Personal Finance Tips, Money, High School Students, College Savings, Savings, Personal Finance, Savings Programs, Personal-Finance-Tips, Impact News
Charisse A. Conanan

I have no doubt that these smart, talented, and college-bound students will continue to acquire the practical skills necessary to make good life decisions. I am confident that each of our own unique experiences can allow us to do the same.

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Six Tips For Choosing The Perfect College Major

tv | Posted 03.04.2013 | Teen
Read More: College Students, College Tips, Less Stress More Living, High School Students, Starting-College, School Decisions, College Prep, How to Choose a College Major, Teen News

By Casey Lewis The start of the second semester marks a time when many universities require college sophomores to declare their majors. By the time...

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More Than Just Numbers: TAFE and the Role of Extracurriculars in Forming Students

Pierre R. Berastaín | Posted 05.01.2013 | Impact
Read More: Education, Texas Association of Future Educators, High School Students, Extracurricular Activities, Tafe, Impact News
Pierre R. Berastaín

They were what our school system considers "high risk". I always thought of them as "high potential".

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What Do You REALLY Think Of Your Teachers?

Posted 01.25.2013 | Teen
Read More: Twitter, Trending on Twitter, High School Teachers, The Trending 20, High School News, High School Students, Funny Tweets, Teen News

"The Trending 20" is a regular series where we round up interesting, informative and hilarious tweets from worldwide Twitter trending topics, fueled b...

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Ruining Our Children: The Scourge of College Admissions

Dr. Robert Weisbuch | Posted 03.17.2013 | College
Read More: College Students, High School College Admissions, College Admissions, Going to College, College Freshmen, High School Students, College SAT, ACT SAT, Sat Scores, Standardized Testing, College News
Dr. Robert Weisbuch

Sometimes love is far worse than indifference. Parental love powers the frenzy over college admissions, but in the process it distorts every ideal of higher education while it robs adolescents of dignity and even of selfhood.

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Another Tragedy and Another College-aged Shooter

Ross Szabo | Posted 02.17.2013 | College
Read More: College Students, Mental Health, Oregon Mall Shooting, Columbine Shooting, Newtown Elementary School Shooting, High School Students, College Mental Health, Aurora Shooting 2012, Virginia Tech Shooting, Mental Health Stigma, Parents, Javon Belcher, College News
Ross Szabo

There have been wide scale efforts to educate students and families on other public health crises. It is now time to create effective programs to help young people and everyone involved in their lives learn about mental health.

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Hey Colleges: Less Marketing, More Financial Aid Please

The Boston Globe | Posted 12.17.2012 | College
Read More: Applying to College, College Admissions, Financial Aid Offices, High School Seniors, College Marketing, High School Students, University Marketing, Majoring in Debt, Financial Aid, Marketing, Cost of College, College News

As a high school senior currently applying to college, I send each school to which I am applying only one application. Simultaneously, I receive a bo...

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Homework Doesn't Improve Course Grades, But Does Boost Something Else

Posted 11.16.2012 | Home
Read More: Standardized Test Scores, Homework, Homework Results, Indiana University School of Education, The Case Against Homework, High School Students, STEM Education, High School Homework, How to Get Better Grades, Video, Home News

There has been much debate surround the value of homework, and a recent study led by an Indiana University School of Education faculty member has foun...

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Top Reasons American Students Drop Out Of High School

Posted 11.15.2012 | Home
Read More: Teen Pregnancy, General Education Requirements, High School, High School Graduation, High School Dropouts, High School Students, Dropping Out, Video, Home News

Absence of parental or educational support and becoming a parent are the two top reasons cited by respondents for dropping out of high school, accordi...

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San Francisco Students Playing Hooky For Giants Parade Cost Schools Nearly $160,000

Posted 01.05.2013 | Home
Read More: Video, San Francisco Giants World Series, Truant Students, San Francisco Schools, San Francisco Unified School District, High School Students, School Funding, California Schools, San Francisco Giants Parade, San Francisco Giants, School Truancy, Truancy, Absent Students, Home News

San Francisco schools are paying a hefty price for last week's Giants World Series parade. Among the tens of thousands who showed up to honor the W...

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Study: Public School Employment Far Outpacing K-12 Enrollment

Posted 10.24.2012 | Home
Read More: K-12 Education, Public School Enrollment, High School Enrollment, Teacher Pay, School Employees, Students, Public School Employment, U.S. Public Schools, School Personnel, High School Employment, School Aide, High School Students, Teachers, Student Enrollment, Low Teacher Pay, K-12 Enrollment, Home News

Mitt Romney's recent remarks that knocked President Barack Obama for proposing more money to hire teachers was partially embedded in a longstanding be...

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'Fantasy Slut League' Uncovered At California High School

Posted 10.22.2012 | Home
Read More: Fantasy Slut League, Video, High School Sports, High School Varsity Sports, Piedmont High School, High School Students, High School, California Schools, Piedmont California, Student Athletes, Home News

A pervasive "Fantasy Slut League" has been uncovered at Piedmont High School in California following an investigation by school officials. In a let...

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Teacher Says Student Spiked Her Coffee With Butt-Enhancing Drug

Posted 10.06.2012 | Home
Read More: School Discipline, Video, Mean Prank, Bad News, High School Students, Ellen Vick, High School, Teachers, Pranks, Students, Student Pranks, Home News

A North Carolina teacher says her student "spiked her coffee with butt-enhancing pills." According to WBTV, 61-year-old Ellen Vick, a teacher at I...

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How This High School Project Is Saving Lives Abroad

The Grist | Posted 10.02.2012 | Teen
Read More: The Grist, Solar Power, High School Students, Water Treatment Plant, Teen News

Well, maybe we can temporarily relax our crotchety notion that we are overconsuming unthinking pigs and we’re going to murder ourselves with our own...

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20 Glenbard South Students Caught Drinking, Temporarily Suspended from Sports

Posted 09.29.2012 | Chicago
Read More: High School, Video, High-School-Drinking, Drinking Alcohol, Teenage-Alcoholism, Alcohol Consumption, High School Students Drinking Alcohol, High School Students, Chicago News

A shadow was cast over Glenbard South High School's homecoming week after officials at Glenbard Township High School District 87 learned student athle...

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Teen's Creative High School Dance Proposal Prompts Federal Probe

Posted 09.21.2012 | Home
Read More: Helicopter, High School Dance Invitation, U.S. Customs, Victoria Burress, Virginia Schools, Prince William County Schools, Prom, Prince William County, Helicopter Drop, High School Dance, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Homecoming Dance, Pilot, Video, High School Football Kicker, Patriot High School, High School Students, Teens, Nokesville, Helicopter Pilot, High School Football, u.s. Customs Pilot, Home News

It’s not every day a high school dance invitation prompts a federal investigation, but such was the case last week at Patriot High School in Nokesvi...

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Why Do We Have to Learn This? Making Content Relevant

Glen Lineberry | Posted 11.04.2012 | Home
Read More: High School Students, High School, High School Learning, High School Curriculum, High School Teachers, High School Students Teachers, Home News
Glen Lineberry

Relationships, relevance, rigor -- these are the keys to effective teaching, according to what we learned in our teacher training programs and most of our professional development sessions

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