Tag: education
Principals struggling with saggy pants while one Tennessee school tries the Steve Urkel approach
At Westside Middle School in Tennessee, students who are sagging their pants too low and can't seem to get them up are given zip ties that haul the pants up to a level more like what might have been seen on the sitcom Family Matters, which centered on Steve Urkel and his way-too-high-pants....
The benefits of being bilingual
Fluency in just one language in the 21st century is a competitive disadvantage, and it could be holding back your brain. In a recent New York Times Op-Ed piece, Yudhijit Bhattacharjee wrote that bilingual people outperform single language speakers in cognitive tests of all kinds....
NCAA Tournament 2012: Times columnists makes case for paying players
The NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament drives billions of dollars in spending every March, but not a dime of it goes for wages for the players. Now sure, their scholarships and the money that pays for them to travel to get there comes from that pool, but one New York Times columnist is among a growing chorus of people saying "pay the players!"....
In culturally homogenous South Korea, tentative steps toward multiculturalism
South Korea has long been known for its lack of cultural diversity. Even today, the country is more than 99 percent ethnic Koreans. But things are slowly shifting, with more foreigners moving to the country and having ethnically mixed children -- which has presented new challenges for the government and the Korean people....
NCAA Tournament 2012: Top seeds, Ohio teams big winners going into Sweet Sixteen
For the first time ever, one state has provided four of the 16 teams still alive in the men's NCAA basketball tournament. But beyond Ohio, the Midwest United States is home to the majority of the still playing teams....
NCAA Tournament 2012: Harvard Yard gripped by March Madness
With the NCAA Tournament underway, and the first big games just hours away on Thursday, students at Harvard are in the grips of March Madness for the first time in more than six decades. Harvard last made the NCAA Tournament in 1946....
Rural schools recruit international students to raise money
As more families leave small towns for big cities, schools are left with fewer students. Because schools with smaller student populations receive less funding, superintendents in rural areas are forced to look outside the box to stay afloat. Some schools are recruiting international students, who pay tuition for public education, to make up for lost funding and add diversity....
State universities forced to cut programs in high demand areas
Despite recent tuition hikes, state colleges are struggling to fund popular programs because of cutbacks in government support. As a result, many of these programs are losing support or disappearing altogether, despite offering training for some of the most highly sought skills in the job market....
Local, seasonal foods making waves at restaurants, cooking schools
The movement for restaurants to feature more ingredients grown a virtual stone's throw from the kitchen is gaining in popularity. It has culinary schools teaching new skills and chefs learning new ways of planning menus and sourcing ingredients....
VIDEO: Third student dies in school shooting in Chardon, Ohio
Three students were killed in a school shooting at a high school in Chardon, Ohio, on Monday. And while the deaths are tragic, stories of historic actions by teachers are beginning to come out — actions that may have led directly to saved lives....
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