by Sarah Green | Dec 12, 2016 | News, Student Issues
In 2015, U.S. high school graduation rates were higher than they have ever been. That year’s overall rate of 83.2 percent seems to be spread across all ethnic groups, as well as disabled students and students from low-income families. In a recent address to Benjamin...
by Sarah Green | Dec 7, 2016 | News, Student Issues
Supportive and caring teachers, safety from bullying and violence, students feeling connected with their school, and parental involvement in that school can all lead to a positive school climate. This is important because a more positive climate can help improve...
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...
by Sarah Green | Nov 18, 2016 | Student Issues
School discipline can have a long-term effect on children’s lives, especially kids growing up in poor urban areas. Traditionally, the default response to kids getting in trouble is either detention or suspension. The former is mostly boring, and the latter disrupts...
by Sarah Green | Nov 7, 2016 | Student Issues
We tend to think of our minds “wandering” as getting away from the task at hand and being a distraction from important work. But according to new research from the University of British Columbia, this is an essential part of how our brains work. According to the...
