by DeJonique Garrison | Sep 29, 2014 | Education
WASHINGTON – With minorities still facing a stubborn achievement gap, African- American leaders are suggesting a new strategy that highlights two-year colleges and associate degree programs to help minority students become more competitive in today’s market. Roland...
by Katie Schubauer | Aug 26, 2014 | Education, Topics
WASHINGTON – Teens across the country, rejoice. Parents have lost their justification for calling their sleepy kids lazy when they refuse to get out of bed in the morning to get to high school on time. In fact, doctors are urging high schools to adopt start times of...
by Caroline Cataldo | Aug 20, 2014 | Education, National Security
WASHINGTON— Linh Narum knows what it means to be a part of a military family. Her father served in the Air Force for 27 years and she and her husband, an Air Force communications officer, have two sons of their own. Like most military families, the Linh and Col. Jerry...
by Curtis Sprung | Aug 11, 2014 | Education
WASHINGTON – “Which retinal photoreceptor cells are the most sensitive to light?” The question flashed on the screen and the competitors hastily scribbled their answers onto notecards. After 20 seconds, too short to even look up the answer on my iPhone, a loud buzzer...
by Christian Flores | Aug 11, 2014 | Education
WASHINGTON — With the International Brain Bee taking place over the weekend, the pressure is on Eva Wang. Wang is Australia’s representative, and she looks to make it three championships in a row for the country. Published in conjunction with
by Caroline Cataldo | Aug 11, 2014 | Education
WASHINGTON— About two dozen high school students from 23 countries donned their whit lab coats, strapped on their blue and red satchels, and took final looks at their science books, Thursday, for what has been called “the brain Olympics.” “The ultimate goal of all of...
