NPR - State Impact -
The Ohio Department of Education estimates more than 120,000 high school students take part in some type of vocational education classes every year...
| Coming Soon: Career Tech Education for a Younger Crowd NPR - State Impact - The Ohio Department of Education estimates more than 120,000 high school students take part in some type of vocational education classes every year... |
| Grant Aims to Increase Internships Across the State NPR - State Impact - Ohio’s Board of Regents will hand out nearly $11 million dollars to more than 25 colleges and universities, along with several state technical centers, to expand their internship and co-op programs.... |
| Feds investigate Florida’s Bright Futures scholarships Miami Herald - The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has quietly revived an investigation of Florida’s Bright Futures scholarships, a move that could reignite long-simmering complaints about the fairness of the popular program.... |
| Mining Student Data To Keep Kids From Dropping Out NPR - State Impact - Florida lawmakers are currently considering a proposed bill that would, among other things, create similar early warning systems in middle schools to flag students who are at risk of dropping out.... |
| On College: Think hard and rationally before appealing a UC school's denial of admission San Jose Mercury News - By the end of this week, all remaining college decisions will be released by the University of California system. More than ever, students who are denied admission turn to the appeal process with hope of turning the denial into an acceptance..... |
| California schools are rolling out new standardized tests LA Times - Schools across California are set to begin administering new standardized tests Tuesday that are designed to demand more of students and offer a clearer picture of how much they are learning.... |