high schools

Board Keeps Nathan Bedford Forrest Name At High School

admin_huliq — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 08:16:56 -0600

A Florida school board voted late Monday night to keep the name of a Confederate general and early Ku Klux Klan leader Nathan Bedford Forrest at a majority black high school, despite opposition from a black board member.

FCPS Announces Summer School Deadlines

admin_huliq — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 07:44:29 -0500

FCPS says application deadline for class Of 2012 (Ninth Grade) summer round At Thomas Jefferson High School for Science And Technology Is June 30, 2008

Australian School Students Forced To Give Fingerprints

seher — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 05:29:44 -0500

The New South Wales Government is under fire over reports a Sydney high school scanned its students' fingerprints without parental consent.

James Wetz to appear on Channel Four's 'Dispatches'

seher — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 13:47:11 -0600

James Wetz, Visiting Fellow at the Graduate School of Education, is presenting an edition of Dispatches tonight (Monday), addressing the design and organisation of UK secondary schools.

Girls sweep Siemens science competition for US high schools

admin_huliq — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 06:57:49 -0600

For the first time in history, the Siemens Competition, formerly the Siemens-Westinghouse Competition, was won by two females. The competition, which along with the Intel Competition are one of the two most prestigious competitions for high school science research in the United States. The Siemens Competition has two competitions, one for individual research and the other for team research. For the first time in history both the individual and team awards were won by women.

US News and World Report Releases America's Top 100 High Schools

admin_huliq — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 20:42:19 -0600

U.S. News and World Report released its annual America's Best High Schools list Friday, presenting the top 100 high schools in America. The list will be available on newsstands on December 3 with Thomas Jefferson High School in Fairfax, Va. topping the list.

Launch of national network of small high schools

harminka — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 13:53:20 -0500

Henry Ford Learning Institute (HFLI), Ford Motor Company Fund, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and community partners today announced a combined $11.5 million investment to launch a national network of small high schools modeled after Henry Ford Academy in Dearborn, Mich.

US high school dropout rate higher than thought

harminka — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 03:13:14 -0500

University of Minnesota sociologists have found that the U.S. high school dropout rate is considerably higher than most people think -- with one in four students not graduating -- and has not improved appreciably in recent decades.

Las Plumas High School Hostage Situation Ends Without Injuries

admin_huliq — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 14:04:18 -0500

The gunman is in police custody after a peaceful end of Las Plumas High School Hostage situation in Oroville Union High School District in CA.

Chinese premier urges all-round development of students

Dinka — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 03:50:16 -0500

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has urged the country's high schools to promote all-round development of students to lay a solid foundation for their future growth.

How safe is high school football?

harminka — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 09:10:03 -0500

Football, one of the most popular sports in the United States, is also the leading cause of sports-related injuries. During the 2005-06 season, high school football players sustained more than half a million injuries nationally.

High school theater program strengthens adolescent emotional development

harminka — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 06:31:48 -0500

A unique study found that adolescents’ emotional skills were strengthened through a high school theater program. The study appears in the July-August 2007 issue of the journal Child Development.