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U.S. Students Behind in Math and Science
CNN.com A new report by the National Center for Education Statistics compares 15-year-old students from other countries in the Organizatoin for Economic Development and found the U.S. students placed below average in math and science. In math, U.S. high school students were in the bottom quarter of the countries that participated. Read More |
Age-Appropriate Apptitude Tests
The Wall Street Journal
Age-appropriate apptitude test can be useful to young teens, as long as the student shows interest and sees the process as helpful. Read More |
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Engagement is Key for Student Success
Honolulu Advertiser
At Aiea Intermediate School, the staff school has adopted a philosophy that all students can be successful, no matter the challenges they may face at home. And success is not necessarily measured by a student's performance on math and reading tests. Teachers believe all students should be given the opportunity to find something they can be successful at, whether it is in graphic arts, drama, visual arts, robotics or media production. Read More |
Personality Traits Added to College Admissions Mix
The Wall Street Journal
Using recently developed evaluation systems, these schools and others are aiming to quantify so-called noncognitive traits such as leadership, resilience and creativity. Colleges say such assessments are boosting the admissions chances for some students who might not have qualified based solely on grades and traditional test scores. Read More |
Centenarian Worked as School Counselor Until She Was 90
Boston Globe
Freyda Siegel doesn't look, feel or act her age even though she just celebrated her 100th birthday. "I never thought I'd live this long," Siegel said. And she's not the only one who has a hard time believing she is a centenarian. "Some people look at me quizzically. 'It can't be,' they say. 'It's impossible.' I hear that all the time." Siegel worked as a school counselor until one month before turning 90, and she did not retire from the board of the Parent Teacher Association, which she was a member of for over 50 years, until last year. Read More |
Kanawha Schools Try Graduation Coaches
The Charleston Daily Mail
To help students graduate and give a hand to school counselors, the Kanawha County school system in West Virginia is spending at least a half million dollars over the next two years to put graduation coaches in each of the county's eight high schools. The coaches, whose salaries will be paid with money from the federal stimulus package, are apparently the first of their kind in West Virginia. Read More |
State Clarifies GED Diploma Ban
The Miami Herald
Students who complete a Florida dropout prevention program will no longer get standard high school diplomas but will still receive most of the same benefits as those who do. Read More |
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