high school education

Teaching Personal Finance in Schools

Denise Clay — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 08:03:36 -0500

It seems that the awareness of understanding personal finances are an all time high lately. This is due to the recent downturn of the economy. It is still a good thing that everyone is starting to pay more attention to their own personal financial situations. That is why more and more schools are teaching personal finance.

Rotary-Unifour Model UN at Lenoir Rhyne University Goes Green

Tue, 26 May 2009 21:05:05 -0500

Lenoir Rhyne University in Hickory, NC will host the first Green friendly Model United Nations Conference in 2010. LRU in partnership with Rotary and the Boy Scouts' Exploring program will host one of the country's first Green friendly conferences. Because of advances in technology, it is possible to conduct an almost paperless conference.

Heritage Christian School And Tyler Frost: Prom Or Not

Armen Hareyan — Fri, 08 May 2009 14:24:36 -0500

Heritage Christian School in Findlay, Ohio has made national headlines for a decision to suspend a student for participating in a prom at a nearby public school.

NYU Hosted Alliance to Study Improvement in City Schools

Armen Hareyan — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 08:50:06 -0600

NYU will host a new center to study improvement in City Schools. The university has already appointed an Executive Director for the post. Initial Funding is already secured from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Ford Foundation.

Tiffany Shepherd Fired From Teaching Over Bikini

Armen Hareyan — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 09:23:37 -0500

You may have not heard the name of Tiffany Shepherd, but she is getting a national media attention as her being fired from her high school teaching job is linked to her bikini photos. Tiffany Shepherd of Ft. Pierce, appeared on "The Tyra Banks" show this week, on national television, which aired Wednesday October 29.

FCPS Announces Summer School Deadlines

Armen Hareyan — 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

America's Promise Alliance Campaigns to Combat High School Dropout

Armen Hareyan — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 10:23:51 -0500

America's Promise Alliance launches national campaign to combat high school dropout and college-readiness crisis as every 26 seconds one student drops out of high school (reference: America's Promise Alliance).

Friends' school achievement influences high school girls' interest in math

harminka — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 06:16:27 -0600

Girls in high school take as many math courses as boys, influenced by close friends and peers who are doing well in school. More than boys, girls look to their close friends when they make important decisions, such as whether to take math and what math classes to take, confirming how significant peers are during adolescence.

Girls sweep Siemens science competition for US high schools

Armen Hareyan — 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

Armen Hareyan — 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.

Number and Diversity of SAT Takers at All-Time High

Armen Hareyan — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 13:41:28 -0500

New College Board Survey Shows Increased Focus on Writing in High Schools

Why do black and Latino boys lag behind in math?

Armen Hareyan — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 10:39:59 -0600