by Sarah Green | Jul 8, 2015 | News
Valerie Ashby recently began her time as the Dean of Arts and Sciences at Duke University’s Trinity College, as of July 1st. She comes highly recommended as a former professor and chair of the chemistry department at UNC Chapel Hill. She is also a Duke alum from both...
by Sarah Green | Jul 7, 2015 | Parent Issues, Student Issues
It’s easy to feel helpless when you find out that your child is being bullied at school. You probably remember a bully or two yourself, and the way no one else seemed to be there to help you out of that situation. But you can do better than that, and you can...
by Sarah Green | Jul 6, 2015 | News
Three million dollars is enough to send 120 students to college on full-ride scholarships with living allowances for a year, or to pay the full tuition of 330 for the same time. It’s a lot of money. And it’s the amount donated by an anonymous group to...
by Sarah Green | Jul 6, 2015 | News
California instituted standardized exit exams for all high school students in 2004, fully implementing the requirement in 2006. Prior to the California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE), each school district had developed its own exit exams, known as the High School...
by Sarah Green | Jul 1, 2015 | News
Of course it’s challenging to even get into Harvard, but to get in and get one of the top honors awarded to students is even more impressive. To give you an idea, in the graduating class of spring 2014 for MBAs, only the top 5% earned the “high distinction” of...