by Sarah Green | Dec 21, 2016 | Student Issues
It’s the time of the year when students all across the U.S. and Canada are trying to cram college applications in with all the end-of-semester projects they have for their classes. Most college application deadlines are between January 1 and February 15, in order to...
by Sarah Green | Dec 16, 2016 | News, Student Issues
The yearbook is an iconic part of the high school experience. Many schools have year-round yearbook clubs, staffed by students, building content to be published. They take pictures, write blurbs and short essays about their school, and decide what will be immortalized...
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 9, 2016 | Student Issues, Teacher Issues
In the week following the election of Donald Trump as president of the United States, many high schools saw activist students walking out of classes to protest the election results. Between 1,500 and 2,000 students walked off the campus of Berkeley High School in...
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...
