Data: More Md. students graduating from high schoolNews from WBAL Baltimore: More Maryland students are graduating from high school than ever before, according to new data released Tuesday by the state. See the data: Graduation Rates | Dropout Rates Mobile users tap here for video The Maryland State Department of Education released a statement saying [...]
News from Premium Times: Related News Bukar Usman, retired civil servant, history, language and folklore buff, has already established himself as an intellectual and a prolific writer of note with the dozens of books he has written over the last two decades. As someone who has decided to dig into his roots and project the [...]
News from Deseret News: Ninth-grader Felix Firth uses a laptop in biology class at Wasatch High School in Heber on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015. Kristin Murphy, Deseret News SALT LAKE CITY — Monday morning, parents will wrap their children in coats and gloves and send them to thousands of classrooms across the state with the [...]
News from The Hindu: The ‘Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao’ scheme, which seeks to address gender imbalance and discrimination against the girl child, was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Panipat in Haryana on Thursday. This is the fourth major scheme of his government after Jan Dhan Yojana, Swachh Bharat Abhiyan and ‘Make in India’ campaign. [...]
News from Clacton and Frinton Gazette: Lakeside customers buying IKEA soft toys have raised over €35,500 for global education. The money raised is part of the IKEA Soft Toys for Education Campaign. For every soft toy purchased between October 27 2014 and 3 January 2015, the IKEA Foundation donated €1 to educational projects run by [...]
The amazing new trend that could change high school education foreverNews from Watchdog.org: From ride-sharing to blood-testing technology, life is becoming more efficient and cost-effective. The status quo has been replaced with a zeitgeist of change, and young people are behind this forward momentum – recognizing problems and figuring out ways to solve them. Colleges [...]
News from Economic Times:Inflation may be down to nearly zero but a major expense of the average Indian household is growing at a fast clip. The cost of higher education is already high and rising at 10-12 per cent a year. Children’s education is one of the biggest cash outflows that families must plan for. [...]
High school cyber technology team places among state’s bestNews from Lompoc Record:2015-01-16T18:45:00Z High school cyber technology team places among state’s bestStaff Report Lompoc Record A team of six Santa Ynez Valley Union High School students competing in a cyber defense competition last month placed among the best teams in California. Established by the Air Force [...]
Local boards to encourage more college attendanceNews from Durham Herald Sun:Dec. 27, 2014 @ 04:18 PM DURHAM — At a recent joint meeting of the school board and county commissioners, Commissioner Chairman Michael Page wondered if more could be done to encourage students who are not considered academic stars to attend college. Page, who is [...]
News from San Jose Mercury News: By Alex Johnson Special to the Mercury News “It’s the essential promise of America — that where you start should not and will not determine how far you can go.” That powerful message was shared by President Barack Obama last month at the White House Summit on Early Education. [...]
