The big story: For many Florida teens, college is a goal that can seem out of reach.
Often, they don’t know where to start the process. Everything from applying to seeking financial support is alien to
Category: High School Education
Thomas Jefferson High School drops to 5th in latest US News ranking
This Northern Virginia high school has been on the top of the list for the last three years; but in 2023, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology dropped to fifth in US News & World Report’s “Best High …
Continue readingVivek High School gets show-cause notice over EWS admissions
The UT education department has sent a show-cause notice to Vivek High School, Sector 38, for violating the Right to Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act 2009 by not admitting students belonging to economically weaker sections (EWS) in
From ‘I feel like I’m in prison’ to ‘I’m actually learning,’ Houston ISD students have mixed feelings about Mike Miles’ reform program
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Just before 4:30 pm, when the 8-hour school day ended at Kashmere High School, a man waited in a pickup truck.
“I don’t need my name in print,” he said.
Idaho high school graduation rate increases slightly, but lags far behind state goal
Last spring, 81% of Idaho’s high school students graduated on time — a slight increase from 2022.
All told, nearly 21,000 students graduated in four years, and about 4,800 did not.
Still, 2023’s four-year graduation rate remains far short
Oregon again says students don’t need to prove mastery of reading, writing or math to graduate, citing harm to students of color
Oregon high school students won’t have to prove basic mastery of reading, writing or math to graduate from high school until at least 2029, the state Board of Education decided unanimously on Thursday, extending the pause on the controversial graduation
Sakura Science High School Program: 64 Indian students travel to Japan for the Sakura Science High School Program
NEW DELHI: In a move to encourage scientific curiosity and promote cultural exchangeSanjay Kumar, Secretary of the Department of School Education and Literacyofficially launched the participation of 64 selected students in the Sakura Science High School Program 2023
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Is the Post-Pandemic Era Ripe for Rethinking High School?
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On a Friday morning in March, students and teachers gathered at a hip hotel here to reimagine what their high schools could be.
The delegation from Calvin Coolidge High School was thinking big — as in, global.