by Elissa Nadworny | Apr 30, 2014 | Education
WASHINGTON – Urbana High School Junior Akash Menon recited two poems, competing for the $20,000 prize at this year’s national Poetry Out Loud competition in Washington. Menon, representing Maryland, competed against 52 other high school students from all 50 states...
by Homa Bash | Apr 30, 2014 | Education
WASHINGTON – Vice President Joe Biden Tuesday helped release the Obama administration’s first report tackling the issue of sexual assault on college campuses, but University of Arkansas officials said they have already taken many of the steps outlined by the White...
by Homa Bash | Apr 28, 2014 | Education
WASHINGTON – Walking nervously across the stage in an oversized gown, a boxy cap tilting off your head and shaking the principal’s hand while grabbing your high school diploma is becoming a rite of passage for more and more American students, according to a study...
by Homa Bash | Apr 28, 2014 | Education
WASHINGTON – You likely remember the anxiety of test day well. A sharpened No. 2 pencil, dozens of answer bubbles ready to fill and questions about topics and words you may or may not have heard of during your high school career. The College Board, which creates the...
by Ashley Hickey | Apr 21, 2014 | Education
WASHINGTON — This summer marks 200 years since British forces targeted the Chesapeake Bay during the climax of the War of 1812, culminating in the Battle of Bladensburg, the burning of Washington and ultimately the successful defeat of the British in Baltimore....
by Mallory Black | Apr 8, 2014 | Education
WASHINGTON — A Native American coalition is asking Congress to designate $3 million in existing education money for a native language immersion program to help save the Lakota language. The National Alliance to Save Native Languages proposed that the Bureau of...
