Thousands of public school districts and charter schools have turned to tutoring as a popular and effective way to jumpstart lagging student performance post-pandemic. Educators strongly endorse tutoring, when done right, and believe it can help students make real academic gains. In an effort to spur the tutoring movement, the Biden administration recently called on […]
For several years we have been home schooling three of our grands on Tuesdays when their mother works.
NHS junior Oscar Danz: "I now feel way more comfortable using my voice and talking about issues that are important to me."
They join dozens of other protests on college campuses around the country that are asking universities to divest from Israel because of its war in Gaza.
Gabe Levin Often priced out of college, those in the Army ROTC can earn hefty scholarships. But reservists can’t always be guaranteed safety. “I don’t think I would’ve made the same decision."
The New York City Police Department arrested over 100 students during a pro-Palestinian demonstration at Columbia University yesterday, where NYU students joined hundreds at the “Gaza Solidarity Encampment” on the university’s Morningside Heights campus starting early Wednesday morning. An NYU spokesperson told WSN that the university has not received any reports of student or faculty This story NYU students join hundreds at Columbia pro-Palestinian encampment appeared first on Washington...
California’s math wars are roiling the state’s educational system, with contentious debates over high school curricula. At issue is whether a “data science” course should be available as a substitute for Algebra 2. The University of California and California State University systems previously accepted data science as an advanced math requirement in place of Algebra 2. But UC and CSU both recently reversed that decision. Data science proponents cite the high failure rates of Black and Latino...
A new program is coming to Sarnia in the fall to help high school students with disabilities join the workforce after they graduate.
Finland's government announced a number of cuts to education last week, including placing students on a separate — and less generous — system of housing benefit support.
Protesters at UC Berkeley have set up tents on the steps of Sproul Hall as part of a “Gaza Solidarity Encampment” demonstration at university campuses across the country. A photo posted Monday afternoon by Berkeleyside photographer Ximena Natera shows a crowd of people at the protest, which included several tents and signs. Social media videos also show protesters chanting in front of the Sproul steps. The protest is in response to Israel’s invasion of Gaza following the surprise attacks by...
"I also think that it’s amazing the power that this movie has had to just kind of bring people together," the actor told the school's student body in Payson, Utah.
Failure to use phonics and poorly trained teachers may help explain this.