Education

Educators add Ag, Art to STEM curriculum

Jessica R. Key - November 6, 2014

The subjects of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, collectively known as STEM, are acknowledged as vital to American education.Now, some educators state other important...

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Strategies for students with dyslexia

Staff Report - October 30, 2014

Life is tough when you have dyslexia. Children and adults with this learning disability struggle with reading, and can also have trouble learning how...

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Choose the best school for your child

KEVIN CHAVOUS - October 23, 2014

When it comes to a child’s needs, goals and their learning style – a parent is the one who knows exactly what it takes...

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Sidener Academy shines

VICTORIA DAVIS - October 16, 2014

The gymnasium at Merle Sidener Academy for High Ability Students was filled with cheering students and faculty upon learning the school had won the...

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School choice equals parental choice

Ann Duplessis - October 9, 2014

While every parent wants to provide the best education for their children, not every parent has access to a quality school. In a perfect...

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Black authors, characters scarce in children’s books

VICTORIA DAVIS - October 2, 2014

Since 1985, the Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC) in the School of Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has tracked picture books, novels and...

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School choice can boost graduation rate

KEVIN CHAVOUS - September 25, 2014

A little more than 10 years ago, a young woman named Denisha was part of a vicious cycle. Her mother dropped out of school,...

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Vouchers, charter schools not to blame for nation’s segregated classrooms

KEVIN CHAVOUS - September 18, 2014

It is the great irony of Brown v. Board of Education, the landmark desegregation case that celebrates its 60th anniversary this year, that segregation in our schools...

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Students can text their way to college using mobile alerts

VICTORIA DAVIS - September 11, 2014

Since the creation of the World Wide Web by computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee in 1990, young people have constantly been scolded about the importance...

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Cory Redding launches Pledge Program

For the Recorder - September 10, 2014

Arsenal Tech students received a pleasant surprise Tuesday afternoon as Indianapolis Colts defensive end Cory Redding visited to launch his season-long pledge program.The program...

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