How tougher classes in high school can help kids make it through college

The Christian Science Monitor - Stacy Teicher Khadaroo "Some 40 [...]

October 13th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Advanced Placement, Childhood Education, Children, College-prep, College/University, Current Events, Curriculum, Education, Learning, Math, Mathematics, News, Science & Technology, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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ACTA: Colleges Failing to Teach Students the Basics

Education News - Julia Lawrence "The American Council of Trustees [...]

October 12th, 2012|Categories: College-prep, College/University, Education, Foreign Language|Tags: Education, School|

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Report Finds States Tightening College Readiness Metrics

Education News - Julia Lawrence "The 11th annual report on [...]

October 6th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Achievement Gap, Children, College-prep, College/University, Education, High School, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Fewer than Half of 2012 High Schools Grads Ready for College

Education News - Julia Lawrence "The SAT Report of College [...]

September 27th, 2012|Categories: College-prep, College/University, High School, SAT|Tags: Education, School|

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Enriched programs give high school kids edge as university nears

The Star - Sharon Aschaiek "AP and IB are enriched [...]

September 22nd, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Admissions, Advanced Placement, Canada, Children, College-prep, College/University, Education, High School, Learning, News, Teacher|Tags: Education, schools|

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High School Students Need to Think, Not Memorize

U.S. News - Christopher J. Gearon "New education standards will [...]

September 18th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Advanced Placement, Children, College-prep, Critical Thinking, Current Events, Curriculum, Education, High School, Higher Education, Learning, News, Science, Science & Technology, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Montgomery County Math Team elevates math to competitive sport

The Washington Post - Ariana Eunjung Cha "The Montgomery County [...]

August 3rd, 2012|Categories: College-prep, College/University, High School, Math, Mathematics, Performance, Sports|Tags: Education, School|

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Poorly prepared grads struggle to find jobs

News Herald - Juliann Talkington The statistics are appalling. In [...]

July 31st, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, College-prep, Creativity, Critical Thinking, Curriculum, Economy, Grade Inflation, Performance, Talkington, Testing, United States|Tags: Education, School|

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2 among few pre-high schoolers to take, pass AP Biology exam

The Milwaukee Wisconsin Journal-Sentinel - Jim McLaughlin "Classmates Tim Leplae-Arthur [...]

July 29th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Admissions, Advanced Placement, Children, College-prep, College/University, Education, Learning, Milwaukee, News, Science, Science & Technology, Teacher, United States (U.S.), Vouchers, Wisconsin|Tags: Education, schools|

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Our Children, Our City: Laying a foundation for college success

Indy Star - Kate Jacobson "Chantel is a part of [...]

July 29th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Children, College Tuition, College-prep, College/University, Current Events, Curriculum, Education, Indiana, Indianapolis, Learning, Low Income, Low Performing, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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