Friday, April 29, 2011

High-Schoolers Who Work Less Likely to Finish College

"Students who work more than 15 hours a week in high school show lower rates of college completion, suggests a new study assessing the harm of high school work intensity."

Thursday, April 21, 2011

CDC Study Links Bullying With Family Violence

"While bullies and their victims traffic in threats, taunts and fights in the schoolyard, a report on Thursday showed those on both sides are also more likely to live with violence at home."

Parents of Texas Teen Who Committed Suicide Sue School, District

"The mother of a Texas teenager who committed suicide last year filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday, arguing the school he attended did nothing after receiving complaints he was being bullied."

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Parents of Texas Teen Who Committed Suicide Sue School, District

"The mother of a Texas teenager who committed suicide last year filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday, arguing the school he attended did nothing after receiving complaints he was being bullied."

Cleveland Tries to Turn Around Troubled School System

"Cleveland's public schools mirror many of the problems of inner city life: gang activity, drug infestation, poverty, low academic achievement and a dismal graduation rate. Within the past year, the school system has undergone a comprehensive and sometimes harsh reorganization in hopes of changing that reality."

Friday, April 15, 2011

Thursday, April 14, 2011

High Schools Starting Later to Help Sleepy Teens

"According to the National Sleep Foundation, more than 80 school districts around the country have now made the change to start their high schools later. These districts range from large, urban school districts, such as Minneapolis and Denver, to suburban districts, such as Jessamine County in central Kentucky."

Newark School Woes Transcend Money

"Six months after Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg appeared on Oprah to give $100 million to improve Newark's strapped and struggling schools, $99 million is still sitting in the bank. . ."

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

High School Students Take Harder Classes, Do Better

"The typical American high school student is taking harder courses and performing better in them, according to a new study released on Wednesday."