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Today: September 20, 2024

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More states are teaching financial literacy. It could pay off for students struggling with math

More states are requiring personal finance education before students graduate from high school

More states are teaching financial literacy. It could pay off for students struggling with math
Education

Why more school counselors and psychologists alone won't solve America's mental health crisis among students

Not enough time is being set aside for school counselors and psychologists to help students work on mental health issues, a professor of school psychology says.

Why more school counselors and psychologists alone won't solve America's mental health crisis among students
Education|News|Political|World

Algeria forces Francophone schools to adopt Arabic curriculum but says all languages are welcome

Algeria is rebuffing accusations that efforts to crack down on French private schools constituted hostility toward the langauge

Algeria forces Francophone schools to adopt Arabic curriculum but says all languages are welcome
Education|News

Police search for killer of retired Vermont college dean who was shot on trail near campus

Students and residents in a small Vermont university town are being told to lock their doors and stick together as police search for a killer who shot a retired dean on her favorite walking trail last week

Police search for killer of retired Vermont college dean who was shot on trail near campus
Education|News

ACT test scores for US students drop to new 30-year low

High school students’ scores on the ACT college admissions test have dropped to their lowest in more than three decades, showing a lack of student preparedness for college-level coursework, according to the nonprofit organization that administers the test

ACT test scores for US students drop to new 30-year low
Education

Students understand calculus better when the lessons are active

Collaborative work benefits calculus students, new research shows.

Students understand calculus better when the lessons are active
Education|Entertainment|News|Science

Huge rocket motors arrive at Los Angeles museum for space shuttle Endeavour display

Two giant rocket motors required to display the retired NASA space shuttle Endeavour as if it’s about to blast off have arrived at a Los Angeles museum, completing their long journey from the Mojave Desert

Huge rocket motors arrive at Los Angeles museum for space shuttle Endeavour display
Education|News|Political|Technology

'Addictive' social media feeds that keep children online targeted by New York lawmakers

New York is bidding to put new controls on social media platforms that state leaders say will protect the mental health of younger users

'Addictive' social media feeds that keep children online targeted by New York lawmakers
Education|News

Vermont police release sketch of a person of interest in the killing of a retired college dean

Vermont State Police have released a sketch of a person of interest in the killing of a retired college dean who was shot dead last week while walking on her favorite trail near the Vermont State University campus

Vermont police release sketch of a person of interest in the killing of a retired college dean
Business|Education|News|Political

Newsom signs laws to fast-track housing on churches’ lands, streamline housing permitting process

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a law to fast-track low-income housing on surplus land owned by nonprofit colleges and religious institutions

Newsom signs laws to fast-track housing on churches’ lands, streamline housing permitting process
Business|Education|Entertainment|News

While the news industry struggles, college students are supplying some memorable journalism

An investigation into academic research leads to the resignation of Stanford University's president

While the news industry struggles, college students are supplying some memorable journalism
Education|News

Vermont police get more than 150 tips after sketch of person of interest released in trail killing

Vermont State Police say more than 150 tips have come in since they released a sketch of a person of interest connected to the killing of a retired college dean

Vermont police get more than 150 tips after sketch of person of interest released in trail killing
Arts

This engineering course has students use their brainwaves to create performing art

Art and science combine in this engineering course to let students turn their brainwaves into creative works.

This engineering course has students use their brainwaves to create performing art
Education|News

Black student disciplined over hairstyle hopes to 'start being a kid again'

For more than a month, Darryl George, a Black high school student in Texas, spent each school day sitting by himself in punishment over his hairstyle

Black student disciplined over hairstyle hopes to 'start being a kid again'
Education|News

The Israel-Hamas war has roiled US campuses. Students on each side say colleges aren't doing enough

America’s colleges aspire to be places where ideas meet and common ground emerges

The Israel-Hamas war has roiled US campuses. Students on each side say colleges aren't doing enough
Education|News

Stoneman Douglas High shooting site visited one last time by lawmakers and educators

Florida lawmakers and education leaders from several states have taken what is likely to be the final tour of a building at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland

Stoneman Douglas High shooting site visited one last time by lawmakers and educators
Education|News|Political|World

France's Macron holds security meeting amid heightened alert after deadly school stabbing

French President Emmanuel Macron has held a special security meeting amid heightened alert against feared terror threats

France's Macron holds security meeting amid heightened alert after deadly school stabbing
Education|Health|News|Science

Math disabilities hold many students back. Schools often don't screen for them

Hundreds of thousands of students nationwide face challenges learning math due to disabilities such as dyscalculia

Math disabilities hold many students back. Schools often don't screen for them
Education|Entertainment|Sports

These five toys are regular finalists for Hall of Fame honors. Now fans can vote one in

The National Toy Hall of Fame is celebrating its 25th anniversary with more public participation in the induction process

These five toys are regular finalists for Hall of Fame honors. Now fans can vote one in
Education|News

Racial gaps in math have grown. A school tried closing theirs by teaching all kids the same classes

Racial achievement gaps in math have worsened in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and its disruptions to learning

Racial gaps in math have grown. A school tried closing theirs by teaching all kids the same classes
Education

Dual enrollment can save college students time and money − but there's one risk to avoid

More high school students are taking college courses while still in high school. But equity gaps exist, with Black and Hispanic students participating at lower rates.

Dual enrollment can save college students time and money − but there's one risk to avoid
Education|News

Southern California university mourns loss of four seniors killed in Pacific Coast Highway crash

A Southern California university wrestling with the deaths of four seniors who were struck by a car sought to comfort students and faculty at a campus prayer service

Southern California university mourns loss of four seniors killed in Pacific Coast Highway crash
Education|News|Political|World

Refugee children's education in Rwanda under threat because of reduced UN funding

Cuts to U.N. funding for refugees living in Rwanda is threatening the right to education for children in more than 100,000 households who have fled conflict from different East African countries to live in five camps

Refugee children's education in Rwanda under threat because of reduced UN funding
Education|Political

Ohio embraced the 'science of reading.' Now a popular reading program is suing

The battle over how to teach reading has landed in court

Ohio embraced the 'science of reading.' Now a popular reading program is suing
Education|Health|News|Political

Tennessee GOP is willing to reject millions in funding, if it avoids complying with federal strings

Tennessee Republican leaders are escalating their calls to reject millions of federal dollars rather than comply with requirements over LGBTQ+ rights, abortion access and other hot-button issues

Tennessee GOP is willing to reject millions in funding, if it avoids complying with federal strings

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