Tag Archive for education
Weed 101: Marijuana Law Classes In...
Across the country, college students from Colorado to Ohio are clamoring to sign up for law school classes focusing on marijuana
3 Ways High School Counselors Can Help...
Nationally, the ratio of high school students to a school counselor is nearly 500 to 1
Fourth-Grader A Terrorist?
Fourth-grader says he has the One Ring from The Lord of the Rings, school suspends him for terrorist threat
No Worship Services In Public Schools,...
De Blasio campaigned on the promise of letting churches rent school space. Now he’s asking the Supreme Court to prohibit it
Teen Dating Abuse And How Schools Can...
“About 1 in 3 high school students have been or will be involved in an abusive relationship,”
School Halts Bible Study For Blind Kids
After 10 years, the Maryland School for the Blind suspended a Bible study for blind teenagers…because of “church-state” issues.
Flashback: Binge Drinking In College Can...
College students age 18 to 25 years old have the highest rates of binge drinking episodes
Time Management for Your Homeschooler
As kids get older and they are woking on multiple subjects independently, they’ll need to decide in what order to complete all…
Satanic Coloring Book Distribution Puts...
The Satanic Temple intended to distribute the “Satanic Children’s Big Book of Activities” to students, while the FFRF planned to give them…
School District To Stop Interrogating...
The New Inquisition – hauling Christian kids in front of the school board to be interrogated about their relationship with Jesus Christ
President’s Proposals Would...
The second measure, the Student Data Privacy Act, would prevent companies from exploiting the data they collect though apps and services for…
Parents Say Teacher Violated Son’s...
Justin says he’s trying to raise his children to honor God, work hard and do the right things, and he says he…
New York City To Lift Ban On Students&...
Mayor de Blasio said the change will enable parents to stay in better touch with children, especially in case of an emergency
The Lost Practice Of Catechisms For...
…they would be memorized and used for Christian growth and training
Youth Misery Index Grows More Than 50%...
Youth unemployment in 2014 was 18.1 percent (18.1 on YMI), with almost six million young people between the ages of 16 and…
School’s Chick-fil-A Fundraiser Could...
Almost 40 percent of children ages 10-17 in South Carolina are either overweight or obese
Student Loan Debt
The average student loan debt held by each year’s graduates with loans increased by $4,612.
High School Graduation Rate
The percentage of public high school students who graduated on time (i.e., four years after starting 9th grade) increased by 6.9 percentage…
Private School Choice Participation
School Choice Spreads … and So Does Hope
Charter School Enrollment
From 2001 to 2011, charter school* enrollment increased by about 1.22 million students
Reading Proficiency
The reading proficiency rate for 17–year-olds remained nearly unchanged, declining by 1 point on a 500-point scale
Education & Opportunity
Climbing the Ladder of Upward Mobility Through Education
Top 10 Ways iPads Are Key To Teaching...
iPads are altering the classroom landscape for students with learning disabilities
Academics And Faith
“Each is an astonishingly good gift from our good and gracious God. The only fitting response is gratitude.”
Ohio High School Freshman Goes On Strike...
The plaque, which was a gift to the school from the class of 1953, was removed from its spot near the main…
College Prof Makes Students Recite Anti...
…another student said your opinion can cost you if it doesn’t jibe with Angeletti’s
Ferguson Schools Let Students Leave To...
Hundreds of students were allowed to leave several high schools in Ferguson
Week Of Sex On Campus?
Sex Week falls short of its claim to be an inclusive dialogue, often pushing away students of religious communities
What Goes On Kids “Permanent...
Critics Say Common Core Includes Collecting Psych Data On Kids
Kayla Winning: Inspirational Teen With...
She holds the North Carolina state title in the 3,200-meter race. “Her time of 10 minutes 43 seconds ranks her 21st in…
U.Va. Looks At Alcohol As Factor In Sex...
Members of the Board of Visitors discussed sexual assault allegations that came out in a devastating portrait in Rolling Stone that has…
Local School Districts Look To Reach...
Any organization that values communicating with its public can’t just go to one source … you have to have the same message…
Teens Playing Through Pain
A recent study shows that many young athletes ignore sport injuries
School Tells Kids: Stop Praying To Jesus...
“He was told that he could no longer pray with his fellow students during free time because of the separation of church…
Father Of Eight Refusing To Pay For...
Wants kids to earn their education
Teacher Spends Two Days As A Student And...
I have a lot more respect and empathy for students after just one day of being one again
A Navajo High School Emerges As A...
“It’s not a racist slur if it originates from a Native American tribe. . . . It’s always used in the context of sports.”
Making Classrooms Gender-Inclusive
‘Gender inclusive’ school district says drop ‘boys and girls,’ call kids ‘purple penguins’
Teachers Reprimanded For Speaking Out...
Jindal, who is suing the Obama administration…said silencing teachers is not helpful to the debate
Help! My Teenager is Addicted to Reading
I know I’m not alone. Other parents suffer through this hellish reality, we are silently united– bonded over the sorrow of a…
The ‘Common Calorie’ Revolt
Schools and students fight the tasteless, small lunches required by Michelle Obama’s signature initiative
Banning Corrie ten Boom
Nazi Death Camp Survivor Responds To California School’s Ban On Popular Holocaust Book
Schools Scramble To Help Teens Who...
Schools have become a safe haven for many of the tens of thousands of these young people mostly from central America living…
UK: Trojan Horse 2 Islamist School...
A new wave of British schools are thought to have fallen victim to Islamist extremists
Conservative Student Is Victim Of ‘...
The leftist students can’t form coherent, well-reasoned arguments so they resolve to smear campaigns or personal attacks
After Confronting Campus Bully, HS...
Wait Until You Read What He Was Charged With
This Kid Was Suspended For Selling Soda...
check out the brilliant loophole he came up with
High School Footballer Pull Off An...
“Regardless of the scoreboard, you’re going to be successful!”
Cheerleaders Defy School’s Ban,...
The cheerleaders decided to keep it going on their own, and the whole crowd joined in.”Our community needs God in it. We…
Teachers Hope to Erase Union Dues That...
But it’s hard for me to protect the modesty of other children because of a bill that has been pushed with my…
Teenagers Who Smoke Marijuana Daily Are...
They’re also 60% less likely to graduate college and seven times more likely to attempt suicide
Florida Kindergarten Teacher Refuses To...
Florida Teacher Upset About the Amount Of Time Lost
The Value of Academic Preparation in...
A Low Entry Point is Not a License to Skip Education
InterVarsity “Derecognized”...
Ed Stetzer: Will students with actual beliefs be allowed to have organizations on campus?
What Your College Kid Isn’t Telling...
More than half of college students (55%) admit they hide their finances and spending information from Mom Dad
Doctors Urge Later School Starts for...
Puberty may biologically wire teens to stay up late and wake up late—which means that forcing them to bed earlier won’t do…
Could This Tiny Picture Get an 11-Year...
11-year-old boy, who attends an online school was asked to remove a picture of a gun from his digital profile..virtual guns are…
Cost Of Educating New Class Of Illegal...
A new report puts the price of educating the thousands of illegal immigrant children who recently crossed into the U.S
Back To School Student Success Programme
Dare to be Bright: a systenatic, holistic approach to studying forexams and doing better at school
Beloit College Mindset List for the...
For students entering college this fall in the Class of 2018 they were…
Public Schools: Christians Are Part of...
Nearly half (46%) maintain that public schools have further declined in the last five years
Date Rape Nail Polish?
Four guys at North Carolina State University are doing something proactive (and unorthodox): inventing a nail polish that can detect date rape…
Police Arrest Student For Shooting A...
…“completely absurd,” and is “perfect example of ‘political correctness’ that has exceeded the boundaries of common sense.”
Navy Kicks Out 34 For Nuke Test Cheating
The 68 implicated sailors are in addition to the 10 whom Richardson said are believed to have been “at the center” of…
Student Punished For Saying “Bless...
“She said that we’re not going to have godly speaking in her class and that’s when I said we have a constitutional…
Bobby Jindal: Your Kid Deserves Better...
That decisions about testing should come from parents and teachers at the local, not the federal, level
Georgia Town To Atheists: Stop Bullying...
We understand and respect the Constitution and cherish our right to worship in our own way
Flashback: First-Grader Told To Stop...
The disapproval/hostility that Christian students have experienced in our nation’s public schools has become epidemic
Texas Cheerleaders Continue Court Fight...
The cheerleaders are arguing that such censorship is a violation of the First Amendment
School To Allow Kids To Bring Their Own...
Students are engaged and focused – and it makes their instruction more individualized and more student-driven
White Students No Longer To Be Majority...
Today, slightly more than 1 in 5 kids speaks a language other than English at home
Racial, Ethnic Look At US Public School...
White students: 24,766,000 (49.8%) Black students: 7,675,000 (15.4%) Hispanic students: 12,814,000 (25.8%) Asian/Pacific…
‘Pornographic’ Sex-Ed Textbook...
She might sue..the book is a violation of state law for the course to include information that is not age appropriate
The Most (and Least) Religious Schools...
The Princeton Review is out with the results of its annual college rankings study
OUTRAGEOUS A California Couple’s...
Lenders Refuse to Forgive Dead Woman’s $200K Student Loan Debt
Flashback: 25 Things Successful Teachers...
Are teachers reaching their students? Here are 25 things successful educators do differently
School District Halts Condom Giveaway To...
Some of those students could have been as young as 11 years old
Hobby Lobby To Release Family’s Public...
“They were contemplating some kind of a course like this … and they wanted to be the first one to do it.”
Birthday Cupcake Killer
The federal rule applies only to food sold to students, not given away. They took it a step further at birthday celebrations
Jesus, Republicans And NRA Banned On...
He discovered he had unfettered access to liberal websites, but conservative websites were blocked
Students Start ‘Uber For Marijuana’...
“Canary is an on-demand service that allows you to get cannabis delivered right to your doorstep,”
“74 School Shooting” Claims...
“fewer than 7 of the 74 school shootings listed by #Everytown are real mass shootings
College Opens Food Bank For Struggling...
“It’s just that I didn’t want to feel that I was helpless and I didn’t want people to see me in that…
7 of Homeschooling Family’s Kids Went...
“The Brainy Bunch Book,” motivated by their Christian faith and an urge to help their kids succeed
Mom Stunned By School Awards
School awards ceremony featured swearing, sex toys
10 Life Lessons From A Navy Seal
Commencement Address: If you want to change the world, start singing when you’re up to your neck in mud
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