by Ashley Hickey | May 29, 2014 | Education
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Dylan Olster of Pembroke Pines delivered a perfect performance onstage at Wednesday’s Scripps National Spelling Bee, but fell short of advancing to Thursday’s semifinals. Offstage, it was another matter. The 281 students who qualified for...
by Mallory Black | May 29, 2014 | Education
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – Hard work paid off Wednesday for 13-year-old Caribbean Sea’Era Adams. She was one of 281 students, ages 8 through 15, from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. territories and seven other countries to compete in the National...
by Michelle Kim | May 19, 2014 | Business & Tech, Education
Source: Pew Research Center WASHINGTON— More Americans are willing to go into debt to go to college and to buy cars and homes as people gain confidence in the economy. Student loan balances jumped by $125 billion over the past year to $1.2 trillion, , which is more...
by Homa Bash | May 13, 2014 | Education
WASHINGTON – On May 17, 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court decided a landmark case that changed the face of education and civil rights in America. But sixty years after Brown v. Board of Education, some educators and civil rights advocates say not enough has changed....
by Homa Bash | May 13, 2014 | Education
WASHINGTON – Education reformers have pushed long and hard for curriculum changes, but the focus may be shifting to grading practices. And for parents in many school districts, that means bragging that your child is a straight A student could become a thing of the...
by Homa Bash | May 12, 2014 | Education
WASHINGTON – Four African lion cubs at the Smithsonian National Zoo are one step – or swim – closer to their public debut after going for a dip in a moat Tuesday. The 10-week old cubs, three males and one female, underwent a swim reliability test to make sure they...
