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Maria Sachs: Invest in Broward's higher education
I believe the only true pathway to prosperity is through education. Over the past several years, our colleges and universities have been caught in a budget vise that has squeezed students and programs at every level. As a member of the Appropriations...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Environmental Issues, Aspen Institute, Broward County, Florida Atlantic University
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Millennials say debt stalls retirement savings
More than half of millennials -- 54% -- surveyed by a Wells Fargo & Co. retirement unit said their "biggest financial concern currently" was longer-term debt, mainly student and credit card debt. With the cost of college continuing to rise, about 64% of...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Teaching and Learning, Google+, Ellen DeGeneres, Wage Contract Issues
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Graduates thank teachers, other school personnel, bosses, and families
julieg@herald-mail.comTeachers and graduates exchanged hugs, high-fives and smiles on-stage Wednesday morning as more than 200 people celebrated the graduation of students from the Washington County Job Development Program and Marshall Street School. As each graduate was...Tags: Autism, Teaching and Learning, Graduation, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Learning Disability
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Crescenta Valley High's Megan Melnyk runs beyond expectations
Somewhere between uncertainty and faith is where Crescenta Valley High sophomore Megan Melnyk finds herself. The La Crescenta resident is one of three local athletes who qualified to Friday night’s prestigious CIF Southern Section Track and Field...
Tags: Track and Field, College Sports
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Activists accuse colleges of not responding to sexual assault complaints
Students and activists joined together Wednesday to file complaints against colleges and universities nationwide alleging that the schools have failed to follow federal laws, including those involving the reporting of sexual assault crimes and...
Tags: University of California, Los Angeles, Teaching and Learning, Assault, University of California, Berkeley, Rape
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Orange schools to do random metal-detector searches of students after gun incidents
The Orange County school district announced Wednesday that it will begin screening students using metal detectors in hopes of preventing "senseless and unsafe behavior" at its 184 schools. The announcement came shortly after a Colonial High School...
Tags: Crimes, Police Arrests, Orlando Police Department, Teaching and Learning, Weaponry
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Mandating what food is sold after school takes away parents' rights [Letter]
This letter is in response to Stephen Musselman's opinion letter about the HCPSS Wellness Policy revisions. In his letter, Mussleman claims that the HOCO PTA's are taking a "hard lined stance against student health… ." The PTA's oppose the proposed...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Health and Safety at School, Education, PTA
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West Aurora school officials likely to avoid prosecution for not reporting sexual abuse allegations
West Aurora school officials who failed to report a suspicious incident involving a teacher later convicted of sexually abusing two students will avoid prosecution if their school district adopts and follows better reporting practices, Kane County's chief...
Tags: Prosecution, Teaching and Learning, Criminals, Aurora, Justice System
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One child dead, another missing following Minnesota landslide
ReutersMINNEAPOLIS, May 22 (Reuters) - One child was killed and another is missing after students on an elementary school fossil-hunting field trip were swept into a water-filled pit when part of a hillside gave way at a park in St. Paul, Minnesota,...Tags: Teaching and Learning
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Students need to know school board actions, decisions [Letter]
In Howard County, there is very little student involvement in Board of Education decisions, despite the fact that we have a Student Member of the Board who advocates for us. But how can we know that the students of Howard County schools are being...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Education
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Chambersburg Area Middle School South student brought BB pistol to school
A student from Chambersburg Area Middle School South is banned from school district property for allegedly bringing a weapon to school. On Wednesday at 2:15 p.m., school officials were notified of a weapon on school property, Kurt Widmann, CAMS South...Tags: Teaching and Learning
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School closings disappoint many aldermen
Tribune reportersAfter the Chicago School Board meeting Wednesday, many of the aldermen who argued unsuccessfully to keep schools in their wards open said they were disappointed with the process. Ald. Deborah Graham, 29th, said she went to testify at the school board...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Chicago City Hall, Ameya Pawar, Robert Fioretti, Carrie Austin
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