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Three Ga. Student-Athletes Accused of Prom-Night Rape

Three Ga. high school seniors have been charged with aggravated sexual battery and consumption of alcohol by a minor stemming from an alleged sexual assault during a post-prom party.




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Student Data

The wealth of student data generated today can help educators learn about student thinking and effective teaching in ways "that were unimagined just a decade ago," but also can create deep concerns about student privacy and the proper use of data, a report by the National Academy of Education says.




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Leveraging Data to Understand Students: Obstacles and Ideas for Data Practices

Stronger data practices can help leaders better utilize data as a way to deeply understand the students they serve.




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Teaching Students to Wrangle 'Big Data'

In a labor market hungry for employees who can work with data, some high schools have begun to offer a new breed of classes in data science.




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N.Y.C.-IBM Partnership Focuses on Students' Tech. Skills

The public-private initiative between the technology company and a city school aims to prepare students for future careers.




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From Class Size to Student Belonging: Tidbits From New Federal Schools Data

Continuing increases in K-12 enrollment, a downturn in higher education enrollment, and a rise in cyberbullying are among the trends illustrated in two new statistical publications from the U.S. Department of Education.




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High School Completions on Par for Black, White Students

For the first time in 40 years, the percentage of black 18- to 24-year-olds with a high school credential was nearly the same as that of their white peers, data from the National Center for Education Statistics show, but racial gaps remain for earning an on-time diploma.




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Transgender Students, Athletics, Bullying: What the Equality Act Would Mean for Schools

Supporters of the bill say it would extend critical civil rights protections to more students. But opponents say it ignores parents' rights in schools and could lead to confusing situations for some children.




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Students Who Feel They Belong Are Less Likely to Bully, Study Finds

A study of 900 middle schoolers finds that students who report having a sense of belonging both at home and school are less likely to engage in bullying.




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Parents of disabled students act as teachers, therapists




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Parents of SC special needs students adapt to homeschooling




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Student Entrepreneurship in Action

What does it take to get students interested in learning entrepreneurial skills?




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Student Health

Notifying parents of a student's bodymass index may not be an effective way to address childhood obesity, a new study has found.




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Student Trauma Is Widespread. Schools Don't Have to Go It Alone

Nearly half of U.S. children experience adversity, but community-school partnerships can make a difference, write Olga Acosta Price and Wendy Ellis.




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Students' Healthy Habits Can Boost Their Chances for College

Nutrition, sleep, exercise, and avoiding drugs are associated with not just better grades, but higher aspirations for college, a new study suggests




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Student Mental Health

Services provided by teachers and school staff can significantly reduce mental health problems in elementary-age students, finds a study in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.




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Students Can't Learn When They're Not Healthy. Here's What Schools Can Do to Help

School-based health centers can powerfully expand health-care access and support academic achievement, argue John Jackson and John Schlitt.




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Who Needs Computers in the Classroom? Not Students

The money is better spent on sincere and hardworking teachers.




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School Funding Shifts to Help ELLs, Disadvantaged Students

While state school-finance systems have not changed much over time, they are devoting more targeted help to English language learners and student from low-income backgrounds than in the past, a new study finds.




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Does High School Choice Really Expand Students' Options?

A new study finds that even high-achieving middle school students don't apply to New York City's most competitive high schools, raising questions about the power of high school choice.




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'Middle School' Movie Is Fun for Students, and a Sticky Situation for Principals

The film is the first from the James Patterson book series about a middle school student dealing with school rules that don't always make sense.




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Students' Confidence, Not Grades, Take a Hit in Schools with Short Grade Span, Study Suggests

The move to middle school can be a rougher adjustment for students who were high achievers at their elementary schools, finds a new study.




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A Classroom Strategy: Student-Teacher Conferences Promote Learning (Video)

Chris Knutson, an 8th grade history teacher at Horning Middle School in Waukesha, Wis., shares how he incorporates learning conferences into his lessons.




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How Do You Get Middle School Students to Stop Talking? Creative Tips From Teachers

Teachers unleash a flood of creative responses to one of the Most Persistent Teaching Questions of All Time: How do you get ever-chatty middle schoolers to quiet down and pay attention?




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Every Student Succeeds Act




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'Walls That Talk' Give Students Tools for Writing Independently (Video)

High school teacher Kateryna Haggerty explains how visual aids in her classroom help her English-language learner students write more confidently.




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Student Discipline

American adults favor supportive student-discipline solutions, like school climate efforts and training for teachers, over stricter practices like detentions or suspensions, a new survey finds.




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How to Manage Discord Over Student Discipline

Student misbehavior and discipline is a major source of friction between principals and teachers. Veteran educators share how they build consensus around discipline in their schools.




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New scholarship to benefit Penn State Schuylkill students, honor Bert Evans

The Albert L. Evans Jr. Honorary Scholarship is a tribute to Bert Evans and his example of generous philanthropy.




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Penn State Schuylkill honors student scholars at award ceremonies

Penn State Schuylkill hosted two online celebrations for its Honors Program students, outstanding student scholars and tutors the week of April 20, 2020.




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Coach student exchange session in Nyon

Pro licence students from the Azeri, Estonian, Russian and Welsh national associations have visited UEFA for the latest coach education exchange programme seminar.



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Coach student exchange excels

UEFA's innovative coach education exchange programme brought UEFA Pro licence students from Belgium, FYROM, Republic of Ireland and Switzerland to Nyon for the fourth such session.



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100,000 Students Earned the Seal of Biliteracy, But They're in a Handful of States

Dozens of states offer the seal of biliteracy, but more than 80 percent of students who earn the honor are concentrated in just five states, a new report reveals.




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Stop Trying to Standardize Your Students' Language

Instead of fixating on the word gap and other false language-skills dilemmas, focus on what's really hurting students, writes Olivia Obeso.




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Secondhand Smoke Exposure in Cars Among Middle and High School Students--United States, 2000-2009

Secondhand smoke exposure poses a significant health risk to nonsmokers. With the proliferation of comprehensive smoke-free laws prohibiting smoking in worksites and public areas, private areas have become the primary source of secondhand smoke exposure for many individuals, particularly youth.

Secondhand smoke exposure in cars has steadily declined among middle and high school students. However, many remain exposed to secondhand smoke in this environment. Jurisdictions should expand existing comprehensive smoke-free policies to prohibit smoking in vehicles occupied by youth. (Read the full article)




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Physical Activity During School in Urban Minority Kindergarten and First-Grade Students

Physical inactivity is one of the major modifiable factors contributing to the growing national epidemic of childhood obesity. There is lack of literature on pedometer-determined physical activity (PA) during the school day in US minority kindergarten and first-grade students.

This is the first study to assess school-day PA in US urban minority kindergarten and first-grade students. Higher grade level, participation in physical education class, and outdoor recess were found to be independent predictors of PA. (Read the full article)




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Texting While Driving and Other Risky Motor Vehicle Behaviors Among US High School Students

Distracted driving due to texting while driving (TWD) has emerged as an important teenage safety issue. Previous studies have shown that the self-reported prevalence of TWD among teenagers varies widely.

In 2011, 45% of US high school students aged ≥16 years reported TWD during the past 30 days. TWD was positively associated with other risky motor vehicle behaviors; this association strengthened as frequency of TWD increased. (Read the full article)




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Sexting and Sexual Behavior Among Middle School Students

Sending and receiving sexually explicit picture and text messages (sexting) is related to sexual activity and risk behavior among some high school populations, yet little is known about sexting associations with sexual activity and risk behavior among middle school students.

This study is the first to examine sexting among a probability sample of middle school students and found that middle school students who text excessively and send and receive sexts are more likely to report being sexually active. (Read the full article)




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Precollege and In-College Bullying Experiences and Health-Related Quality of Life Among College Students

American Public Health Association reported >3.2 million students in the United States are bullied each year; 160 000 students skip school every day for fear of bullying. Little is known about whether bullying affects health-related quality of life (HRQOL) among college students.

Different types of bullying experiences affected different domains of HRQOL. Precollege bullying had long-term effects on HRQOL. Verbal/relational bullying-victimization experiences, mediated via depression, affected psychological HRQOL. Findings inform preventive and clinical practice to ameliorate the impact of bullying. (Read the full article)




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High School Students' Use of Electronic Cigarettes to Vaporize Cannabis

Electronic cigarette use among youth is rising exponentially. Among other concerns, modified electronic cigarettes can be used to vaporize cannabis. However, no scientific data have been published on the rates of using electronic cigarettes to vaporize cannabis among youth.

This study presents rates of vaporizing cannabis among a sample of high school students (N = 3847). Rates of vaporizing cannabis were high among lifetime e-cigarette users (18.0%), lifetime cannabis users (18.4%), and lifetime dual cannabis and e-cigarette users (26.5%). (Read the full article)




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Accounting student lands position with PwC

John Boland accepted an offer as an audit associate at the highly competitive firm after just a few months in the Master of Professional Accounting program offered by Penn State Great Valley.




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Cognitively-Guided Instruction: Supporting Students to Create Their Own Mathematical Understanding

A student-centered approach to teaching mathematics enables students to develop conceptual understanding and to grow as confident mathematicians.




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How to Help Students Heal From 'Math Trauma'

Timed tests and "drill-and-kill" approaches to math education can leave students with long-lasting anxiety, writes researcher Jennifer Ruef. There's a better way to teach the subject.




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Students Build Tiny Houses to Bring Geometry Lessons to Life

At Battle High School in Columbia, Mo., students in geometry class have swapped their compasses and protractors for hammers and hard hats. And they're doing it for a good cause.




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Getting Students to Talk About Math Helps Solve Problems

Math discourse is a technique that works as well virtually as it does on paper or in face-to-face classrooms, according to experts.




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Student leaders in mechanical engineering recognized

The Penn State Department of Mechanical Engineering is honoring several outstanding undergraduate students through its annual awards.




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Civil engineering student’s success earned through service

Penn State senior Abigail Cowser was recently named one of 10 American Society of Civil Engineers "2020 New Faces of Civil Engineering - College Edition."




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College of Engineering student marshals announced

Fifteen graduating seniors from the College of Engineering have been selected to serve as student marshals for Penn State’s spring commencement ceremony, to be held virtually on May 9.




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Developing a Growth Mindset in Our Students

As we continue to build the leaders of the future, we must ensure their own belief in their abilities. This is the only way we can ensure their successful futures and ours.




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How Growth Mindset Makes for Better Student Writing

When students begin to value their own improvement, and see their weaknesses as opportunities, the grades will come, writes teacher Stephanie Curtis.