by Francesca Bacardi | Jul 11, 2013 | Education, Science + Technology
Michelle Kwan, world-champion figure skater and Olympic medalist, read to students and answered their questions about eating healthily and staying fit at the first Let’s Read! Let’s Move! event of the summer. She talked about the importance of eating right...
by Zongwei Li | Jul 1, 2013 | Education
WASHINGTON – Some students and parents are disappointed that Congress didn’t act to prevent interest rates on federal student loans from doubling starting Monday. Interest rates on government subsidized Stafford loans will jump from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent. About 7...
by Brina Monterroza | Jun 10, 2013 | Education, Environment, Topics
WASHINGTON–Students from preschoolers to teens in Maryland are learning to love the environment in classes on everything from sustainability to plant life cycles, part of a new trend of schools adopting a green curriculum. The state mandates each high school...
by John Burfisher | Jun 6, 2013 | Business & Tech, Education, Topics
WASHINGTON — The Senate Thursday failed to pass two bills that would have blocked increases in federal student loan rates, which are set to double July 1. “This is the wrong vote for Americans’ future,” said Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y, as the...
