U.S. News & World Report – Kelsey Sheehy

“New STEM students often feel isolated, discouraged and overwhelmed when they get to college, but several schools are making strides to reverse that trend.”(more)

NPR – Gene Demby

“A Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Waste — you know the phrase, you’ve heard it. That’s because the iconic slogan, dreamt up by the advertising agency Young & Rubicam goes back more than four decades. It was meant to promote the United Negro College Fund scholarship program for black students. The slogan practically part of the national consciousness, like Have a Coke and a smile.”(more)

Homeroom – Dr. Kareen Borders

“The President’s High School Redesign plan would invest in programs that re-invigorate the American high school experience for the 21st century. Strengthening Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs and collaborating more closely with postsecondary, business and community partners are two ways that high schools can re-think their current model.”(more)

Education Week – Erik W. Robelen

“Should all students take Algebra 2? Florida seemed to say “no” this spring with the passage of a law striking it from graduation requirements. Texas said much the same…Those steps come as the Common Core State Standards for math set the expectation that all students should meet learning objectives at what’s generally considered the Algebra 2 level.”(more)

Education News – Jordan E. Wassell

“A new study finds that investing in a partial college education may be worth the price, and those who only complete part of their college education can potentially earn $100,000 more in their lifetime then people who just receive a high school diploma, reports Justin Pope of the Associated Press.”(more)

The Huffington Post – Mallory Hagan

“Today, as I leave the US Capitol Building, I am very excited to announce along with our Chairman & CEO Sam Haskell, III the new Miss America Foundation STEM Scholarship through the Miss America Foundation that will further cement our leadership in educational opportunities for young women.”(more)

Education Week – Otis Kriegel

“The question I had was why, during two years of graduate school, including a year of student-teaching, didn’t anyone tell me how to avoid a problem like this? Moving a classroom of kids from one place to another was just one of the many practical aspects of the teaching profession that I had to learn on the job…”(more)

USA Today – Laura Baverman

“Welcome to the next generation of campus entrepreneurship, in which students don’t just want to learn the principles of starting a company, they actually want to start one.”(more)

The Daily News Online – Leslie Slape

“A 2004 article in “American Educator” by James E. Rosenbaum included research linking high school homework with college success: “Students doing no homework end up with 1.2 years less education and 19 percent lower earnings than average,” he wrote. “Students doing 15 hours or more a week of homework attain almost 1.5 more years of education and attain 16 percent higher earnings than average.””(more)

UT San Diego – Karen Kucher

“A college degree remains a good investment even as the amount of debt California students take on has increased sharply, a nonprofit group that analyzes public policy concluded in a report released Monday.”(more)