Tag: Education News
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Does a college education mean a longer marriage?
We’ve all heard the daunting statistics about marriage outcomes in the United States. Roughly half of all first time marriages end in divorce. However, new research ... -
Flexible learning to highlight free educator series
Educational diversity and flexible learning environments will be the highlights of a new, free professional development series hosted by the Lightspeed Learning Academy and Lightspeed Technologies. ... -
Obama in favor of longer days and academic years
President Obama has outlined an ambitious education agenda stating, “The challenges of a new century demand more time in the classroom.” He highlights that this reform correlates ... -
Report: Nearly 90% of college freshmen receive a tuition discount
It’s no secret that college tuition is expensive and that rising student debt is a real economic problem. Not everyone is paying full price for a ... -
Study: Retention rates dropping dramatically
The rates of retention, or “holding back” students, has dropped drastically since 1995, according to a new study from the American Educational Research Association. From 1995 ... -
High School Vocational Courses Need Updating, More Women
Cornell University recently released new research that demonstrates that women have largely been left out of the vocational education and apprenticeship equation. Working class communities that ... -
Preschool Teachers Aren’t Receiving Proper Training
The National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) released a recent study finding that of 100 teacher prep programs in 29 states, the majority do not provide ... -
Jobs go unfilled in Alabama, education to blame
Alabama isn’t synonymous with educational excellence. According to Usnews.com, Alabama high schools rank 37th in the nation and the state was one of eight to receive ... -
Georgia district hiring teachers with no ed degree
One school district in Georgia is so desperate for teachers that it is taking an alternative approach to hiring paid staff. Because the Savannah-Chatham district has had ... -
White Students in the U.S. Have the Greatest Opportunity
In the United States, modest discipline practices, rigorous classes, and the teachers with more experience are often saved for white students, Education Department data tells us. ...
