by Supporting Education | Nov 28, 2018 | News, Student Issues
Samay Godika describes himself as a Boston native who now lives in India. He is 16 and a junior in the National Public School-Koramangala in Bengaluru, India. He made a video exploring the effects of circadian rhythms on medical treatments, and it has changed his...
by Supporting Education | Nov 14, 2018 | News, Student Issues
Washington State is heavily invested in improving educational equity, and has been for some time. Two of the state’s student aid programs are among the best in the nation: the College Bound Scholarship, which offers tuition aid for every student who maintains a 2.0...
by Sarah Green | Oct 31, 2018 | News, Student Issues
The opening line from this article in The New York Times is a chilling one: “Tonight, about one out of every 10 students in New York City will sleep in a homeless shelter or in the homes of relatives,” wrote staff writer Eliza Shapiro. 114,659 students are either...
by Sarah Green | Oct 17, 2018 | News, Student Issues
Jackson County Early College is a new program in Michigan, open to all high school students in the County’s thirteen school districts. Called a “focused college credit” program, it places high school students in classes with college professors, supported by guidance...
by Sarah Green | Sep 26, 2018 | News, Student Issues
In 2016, a testing of the water in Detroit schools showed elevated levels of lead and copper. This summer, a follow-up round of testing at 24 schools found critical levels of one, the other, or both in two out of three of those. Nikolai Vitti, the Superintendent of...
