by Sarah Green | Dec 5, 2016 | News, Student Issues
A new study from the University of Kansas found that students who enroll in journalism classes are more likely to vote. “School journalism can attune students—perhaps more than other activities—to what is happening locally, nationally, and globally, and how such news...
by Sarah Green | Dec 2, 2016 | Student Issues
Something like 60 percent of the world’s population speaks more than one language, a statistic in which U.S. students often fall far behind. Current research seems to show that leaves our students out in the cold in more than just conversation. Bilingualism is the...
by Sarah Green | Nov 30, 2016 | Student Issues
In the late 1990s, it became apparent that there was a gender gap in math achievement among American students. A study performed in the 1998-1999 school year found that girls were falling behind in math as early as kindergarten, with the gap widening as they aged...
by Sarah Green | Nov 28, 2016 | Student Issues, Teacher Issues
The Tennessee Department of Education, along with 90 school districts in the state, is creating Read to Be Ready. This program is designed to train teachers in the best techniques for teaching literacy to young students. Tennessee has an acknowledged problem with...
by Sarah Green | Nov 23, 2016 | Student Issues
A recent study has found that about 75 percent of college students, based on responses from undergraduate and graduate students at four-year institutions, make use of closed captions and transcripts when viewing videos for class purposes. These students said they use...
