by Sarah Green | Sep 30, 2016 | Profiles
Emma Yang compares learning to program to finding a superpower or learning to use the Force. It was that powerful to her, right from the beginning. Born in Hong Kong to a STEM household (her father is in computer science, her mother is a mathematician), Yang learned...
by Sarah Green | Sep 28, 2016 | News, Student Issues
According to a recent study from the National Center for Children in Poverty and Columbia University, a large number of states in the U.S. utilize Medicaid to provide mental health services to poor children. That coverage isn’t perfect, but it’s certainly helpful. The...
by Sarah Green | Sep 26, 2016 | Student Issues, Teacher Issues
A new study from the University of British Columbia has found a link between teacher burnout and student stress. The study found that students in classes with teachers who reported more burnout had higher levels of cortisol, a chemical related to stress. It is unclear...
by Sarah Green | Sep 23, 2016 | News, Student Issues
Photo: Jonathan Weiss / Shutterstock.com For anyone watching, September has been a domino chain of disaster for students at the for-profit educational franchise ITT Tech. In August, the federal Department of Education banned the company from enrolling any new students...
by Sarah Green | Sep 21, 2016 | News, Student Issues
We still don’t have a strong grasp on why we sleep. We know that not getting sleep can be extremely bad for you, but getting the right amount of sleep can be pretty helpful. A recent French study has shown that sleeping between lessons can actually help people learn...
