In what is shaping up as an academic Battle of the Titans — one that offers vast new learning opportunities for students around the world — Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on Wednesday announced a new nonprofit partnership, known as edX, to offer free online courses from both universities. Harvard’s involvement follows M.I.T.’s […]
President Barack Obama is encouraging students to work hard in their classes, saying the country is counting on them. Obama was scheduled to speak Wednesday afternoon at Washington’s Benjamin Banneker Academic High School. His back-to-school address will be televised live and carried online. In his prepared remarks, Obama urges students to pursue an education after […]
Student test scores from two Los Angeles-area schools have been thrown out based on evidence of cheating by teachers. Three teachers at Short Avenue Elementary are accused of correcting answers on student answer sheets or instructing students toward correct answers — or both. A science teacher at Animo Leadership Charter High School is also […]
Roger Smith sat down Dennis Mkrtchian courtside after practice last December to discuss his first significant international junior tennis tournament, in which he lost to a British player with superior experience and training. “You really need to start thinking about homeschooling,” Smith, a coach for the United States Tennis Association, told Mkrtchian, 15. “You have […]
Performance Stress Parents want their kids to do well in school but teens often experience a period of time when their schoolwork suffers. Parents can be an important source of support for teens. Encourage your teen to talk to you or another adult about what is bothering them. Upheavals like a change of school, social […]
Los Angeles – Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent John Deasy today suspended a new district policy that allows homework to count for only 10 percent of a student’s grade, saying he wanted more input from parents, teachers and school board members on the issue. “We cannot and will not implement a policy of this […]
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