High School: School and Academics Articles
High School Rankings: What Do They Mean?
First came lists naming the country's "best colleges." Then magazines began ranking high schools. With a click of the mouse, parents can read whether their local school is considered one of the top 100 in the country, one of the top 1000, or whether it fails to make the cut.
Road to College: The End of Senior Year
Second semester senior year, a time when students nation-wide infamously contract "senioritis" or fall into "senior slump," holds the potential for some of the most important and valuable college preparation. Here are some things that high school seniors should keep in mind.
De-stress the College Essay
College applications are stressful, and perhaps the most daunting aspect of the process is the dreaded "personal statement." What with trying to be yourself and trying to be what college admissions officers want you to be, high school seniors often find themselves staring a blank page, hoping for ...
High School Goes High-Tech
Nearly one million students across the nation incorporate some form of cyberlearning into their educational experience. How does it work?
America's Best-Value Colleges
College isn't cheap. According to the College Board, a research organization that produces the SAT, the cost for just one year at a private university is now a whopping $21,235. For those parents looking for a silver lining in a cloud of looming college costs, here are 150 colleges with big bang ...
1 Out of 4 Drops Out of High School
If you're like most parents, you have big dreams for your child. You imagine a good life, a secure and exciting job, and a shining future. But dropping out of high school puts much of that at risk. And studies show that one out of four high school students leaves before graduating.
Beyond Basic Access: Best Universities for Students with Physical Disabilities
If your son or daughter uses a wheelchair or needs significant assistance with daily living activities, you may want to consider one of these ten schools.
1 in 3 Unprepared for Life After High School
High school graduation is a big deal. But a new study by the Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit, The Alliance for Excellent Education, shows that a good chunk of students are unprepared for life after high school.
Book Therapy: A High School Reading List
As long as there has been engaging literature, young adults have been engaging in developmental bibliotherapy. That is, teenagers have picked up books, identified with the character and his plight and, through that connection, gained some emotional insight into their own lives.
- What Do Test Scores Really Say About a School?
- Beyond AYP: Evaluating Your Child's School
- High School Rankings: What Do They Mean?
- Barack Obama on Education
- Top 10 Signs of a Good Kindergarten Classroom
- Private vs. Public: The Great Debate
- The School Voucher Debate
- Do Grades Do Any Good?
- The School-Within-a-School Model
- What Makes a High School Successful?
