by Supporting Education | Jul 25, 2019 | News, Student Issues
In a lawsuit brought by students and parents to federal court over the state of Rhode Island’s education—particularly the lack of civics education among its students—the state’s department of education has an interesting defense. They’re not claiming the students are...
by Supporting Education | Jul 12, 2019 | News, Student Issues, Teacher Issues
There is a discrepancy in the numbers that come out of rural schools. They have higher graduation rates than urban schools (80 percent vs. 68 percent), but graduates of rural schools are less likely to go to college or finish their degrees. The numbers suggest that...
by Supporting Education | Jun 14, 2019 | Student Issues
In 2016, a team from Tufts University School of Medicine (TUSM) in Massachusetts met at nearby Josiah Quincy Upper School (JQUS), a public high school, to give health and hygiene talks tailored to the school’s special needs students. Afterwards, school personnel...
by Supporting Education | May 23, 2019 | News, Student Issues
Tupac Mosley is 17, dedicated, and believes fiercely in his own future. He’s right to; the graduating senior has been accepted to more than 40 colleges and universities and won scholarships totaling around $3 million. He’s valedictorian of his class at Raleigh Egypt...
by Supporting Education | Apr 26, 2019 | News, Student Issues
It’s only April, still more than a month left before summer vacation, but Falcon Hill Elementary School in Mesa, Arizona stopped sending home homework assignments. They stopped printing lunch menus, permission slips, book lists, and internal memos. Why? Because they...
