student Three Ga. Student-Athletes Accused of Prom-Night Rape By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 05 Jun 2014 00:00:00 +0000 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. Full Article Lawandcourts
student Student Data By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 06 Jun 2017 00:00:00 +0000 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. Full Article Data
student Leveraging Data to Understand Students: Obstacles and Ideas for Data Practices By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 27 Feb 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Stronger data practices can help leaders better utilize data as a way to deeply understand the students they serve. Full Article Data
student Teaching Students to Wrangle 'Big Data' By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 04 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0000 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. Full Article Data
student N.Y.C.-IBM Partnership Focuses on Students' Tech. Skills By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0000 The public-private initiative between the technology company and a city school aims to prepare students for future careers. Full Article Business+tech+innovation
student From Class Size to Student Belonging: Tidbits From New Federal Schools Data By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 01 Feb 2019 00:00:00 +0000 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. Full Article Class+size
student High School Completions on Par for Black, White Students By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 21 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0000 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. Full Article Graduation+rates
student Transgender Students, Athletics, Bullying: What the Equality Act Would Mean for Schools By blogs.edweek.org Published On :: Fri, 17 May 2019 00:00:00 +0000 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. Full Article Bullying
student Students Who Feel They Belong Are Less Likely to Bully, Study Finds By blogs.edweek.org Published On :: Thu, 15 Aug 2019 00:00:00 +0000 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. Full Article Bullying
student Parents of disabled students act as teachers, therapists By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 13 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Full Article Homeschooling
student Parents of SC special needs students adapt to homeschooling By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Full Article Homeschooling
student Student Entrepreneurship in Action By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 14 Jul 2014 00:00:00 +0000 What does it take to get students interested in learning entrepreneurial skills? Full Article Entrepreneurship
student Student Health By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 25 Aug 2015 00:00:00 +0000 Notifying parents of a student's bodymass index may not be an effective way to address childhood obesity, a new study has found. Full Article Health
student Student Trauma Is Widespread. Schools Don't Have to Go It Alone By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 26 Feb 2018 00:00:00 +0000 Nearly half of U.S. children experience adversity, but community-school partnerships can make a difference, write Olga Acosta Price and Wendy Ellis. Full Article Health
student Students' Healthy Habits Can Boost Their Chances for College By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sun, 15 Apr 2018 00:00:00 +0000 Nutrition, sleep, exercise, and avoiding drugs are associated with not just better grades, but higher aspirations for college, a new study suggests Full Article Health
student Student Mental Health By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 01 May 2018 00:00:00 +0000 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. Full Article Health
student Students Can't Learn When They're Not Healthy. Here's What Schools Can Do to Help By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 09 Apr 2019 00:00:00 +0000 School-based health centers can powerfully expand health-care access and support academic achievement, argue John Jackson and John Schlitt. Full Article Health
student Who Needs Computers in the Classroom? Not Students By www.pcmag.com Published On :: The money is better spent on sincere and hardworking teachers. Full Article
student School Funding Shifts to Help ELLs, Disadvantaged Students By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 07 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000 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. Full Article Specific+populations
student Does High School Choice Really Expand Students' Options? By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 25 Oct 2016 00:00:00 +0000 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. Full Article Middleschools
student 'Middle School' Movie Is Fun for Students, and a Sticky Situation for Principals By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 07 Oct 2016 00:00:00 +0000 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. Full Article Middleschools
student Students' Confidence, Not Grades, Take a Hit in Schools with Short Grade Span, Study Suggests By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 18 Oct 2017 00:00:00 +0000 The move to middle school can be a rougher adjustment for students who were high achievers at their elementary schools, finds a new study. Full Article Middleschools
student A Classroom Strategy: Student-Teacher Conferences Promote Learning (Video) By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 17 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000 Chris Knutson, an 8th grade history teacher at Horning Middle School in Waukesha, Wis., shares how he incorporates learning conferences into his lessons. Full Article Middleschools
student How Do You Get Middle School Students to Stop Talking? Creative Tips From Teachers By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 07 Aug 2019 00:00:00 +0000 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? Full Article Middleschools
student Every Student Succeeds Act By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 24 Dec 2015 00:00:00 +0000 Full Article Esea
student 'Walls That Talk' Give Students Tools for Writing Independently (Video) By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 26 Sep 2018 00:00:00 +0000 High school teacher Kateryna Haggerty explains how visual aids in her classroom help her English-language learner students write more confidently. Full Article Englishlanguagelearners
student Student Discipline By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 07 May 2019 00:00:00 +0000 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. Full Article Discipline
student How to Manage Discord Over Student Discipline By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 15 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000 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. Full Article Discipline
student New scholarship to benefit Penn State Schuylkill students, honor Bert Evans By news.psu.edu Published On :: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 11:16 -0400 The Albert L. Evans Jr. Honorary Scholarship is a tribute to Bert Evans and his example of generous philanthropy. Full Article
student Penn State Schuylkill honors student scholars at award ceremonies By news.psu.edu Published On :: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 14:42 -0400 Penn State Schuylkill hosted two online celebrations for its Honors Program students, outstanding student scholars and tutors the week of April 20, 2020. Full Article
student Coach student exchange session in Nyon By www.uefa.com Published On :: Thu, 26 Apr 2012 08:48:00 GMT Pro licence students from the Azeri, Estonian, Russian and Welsh national associations have visited UEFA for the latest coach education exchange programme seminar. Full Article coaching coach edu
student Coach student exchange excels By www.uefa.com Published On :: Tue, 15 May 2012 08:19:00 GMT 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. Full Article coaching coach edu
student 100,000 Students Earned the Seal of Biliteracy, But They're in a Handful of States By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 15 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000 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. Full Article Bilingual+education
student Stop Trying to Standardize Your Students' Language By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 12 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Instead of fixating on the word gap and other false language-skills dilemmas, focus on what's really hurting students, writes Olivia Obeso. Full Article Bilingual+education
student Secondhand Smoke Exposure in Cars Among Middle and High School Students--United States, 2000-2009 By pediatrics.aappublications.org Published On :: 2012-02-06T00:06:34-08:00 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) Full Article
student Physical Activity During School in Urban Minority Kindergarten and First-Grade Students By pediatrics.aappublications.org Published On :: 2012-12-03T00:07:45-08:00 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) Full Article
student Texting While Driving and Other Risky Motor Vehicle Behaviors Among US High School Students By pediatrics.aappublications.org Published On :: 2013-05-13T00:07:02-07:00 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) Full Article
student Sexting and Sexual Behavior Among Middle School Students By pediatrics.aappublications.org Published On :: 2014-06-30T00:06:33-07:00 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) Full Article
student Precollege and In-College Bullying Experiences and Health-Related Quality of Life Among College Students By pediatrics.aappublications.org Published On :: 2014-12-22T00:06:49-08:00 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) Full Article
student High School Students' Use of Electronic Cigarettes to Vaporize Cannabis By pediatrics.aappublications.org Published On :: 2015-09-07T00:07:57-07:00 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) Full Article
student Accounting student lands position with PwC By news.psu.edu Published On :: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 17:47 -0400 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. Full Article
student Cognitively-Guided Instruction: Supporting Students to Create Their Own Mathematical Understanding By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 02 May 2018 00:00:00 +0000 A student-centered approach to teaching mathematics enables students to develop conceptual understanding and to grow as confident mathematicians. Full Article Mathematics
student How to Help Students Heal From 'Math Trauma' By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 06 Nov 2018 00:00:00 +0000 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. Full Article Mathematics
student Students Build Tiny Houses to Bring Geometry Lessons to Life By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 30 Apr 2019 00:00:00 +0000 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. Full Article Mathematics
student Getting Students to Talk About Math Helps Solve Problems By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 00:00:00 +0000 Math discourse is a technique that works as well virtually as it does on paper or in face-to-face classrooms, according to experts. Full Article Mathematics
student Student leaders in mechanical engineering recognized By news.psu.edu Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 14:58 -0400 The Penn State Department of Mechanical Engineering is honoring several outstanding undergraduate students through its annual awards. Full Article
student Civil engineering student’s success earned through service By news.psu.edu Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 09:13 -0400 Penn State senior Abigail Cowser was recently named one of 10 American Society of Civil Engineers "2020 New Faces of Civil Engineering - College Edition." Full Article
student College of Engineering student marshals announced By news.psu.edu Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 09:21 -0400 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. Full Article
student Developing a Growth Mindset in Our Students By blogs.edweek.org Published On :: Mon, 06 May 2019 00:00:00 +0000 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. Full Article Growth+Mindset
student How Growth Mindset Makes for Better Student Writing By www.edweek.org Published On :: Tue, 06 Aug 2019 00:00:00 +0000 When students begin to value their own improvement, and see their weaknesses as opportunities, the grades will come, writes teacher Stephanie Curtis. Full Article Growth+Mindset