by Sgt. Thomas Rich
This post, Understanding Cyberbullying Through Immersion: Educate, Empower, Engage, was originally published in SEEN Magazine.
Today’s technology has taken on a life of its own. Words such as “tweet,” “hashtag,” “snap” and “follow” have become integrated into our daily vocabulary. Every day there seems to be a new social media platform that kids are using, whether it’s Twitter, Snapchat, Yik Yak or Facebook.
We recently explored the topic of dropout recovery from the perspective of the school district and public and private entities whose missions are to collaborate on solutions to reduce this pervasive and startling challenge facing our country. The discussion centered on the challenges districts are facing citing recent research and reports detailing both the financial and social impact of student’s leaving high school prior to graduation.
The Backward Class’ are the first class of Dalit (‘untouchable’) caste students, in India’s history, to undertake the national ISC high school exams .
By Robert Schoon While there is a dearth of diversity in Silicon Valley, high-tech industries in the U.S. are expanding at such a rapid clip that employers are having trouble …
By Deborah Ziff
BLOOMINGTON, November 19, 2015 -‐ The Center for the Study of the College Fraternity (CSCF) is proud to announce significant advancements towards fraternity and sorority assessment and research. This includes a new survey, a new relationship with the Indiana University Center for Postsecondary Research (CPR) and the 2015 Association of Fraternity | Sorority Advisors/CSCF research grants and research award winners.
By Michael J. Petrilli
Former Children’s Laureate says humans are “questioning creatures” but this inquisitiveness is being stifled by the education system.
In one high-performing school, a veteran teacher was reduced to a classroom technician—following scripts, monitoring screens, and forbidden to teach truly.
Get them while they’re young: A baby forms 700 new neural connections per second.By Peter CoyBrain science and economics show that intervening to help children when they’re very young is more cost-effective than waiting until they’re in school. That’s the conclusion of a new report from the Bridgespan Group and the Pritzker Children’s Initiative. The report’s lead author, J.B. Pritzker, is an entrepreneur and philanthropist; his sister, Penny, is the U.S. secretary of commerce.
Turn parent-teacher conferences into productive, positive conversations that strengthen your child’s learning and school success.
As the competition for brains heats up, more U.S. students are heading to the UK to earn their college degrees.Students have come back to college. But not all to the United States.