High School: School and Academics Articles
College Applications - Simplified!
How do you stand out from the crowd when applying for college? What will make you the 1 in 10 that admissions officers choose? The answer: a well-refined and organized application.
Scoring an Athletic Scholarship
Your teen has been balancing academics, athletics, and high school social life for years now. But all her hard work is about to pay off: as most kids and parents know, the more accomplished teens are in a variety of fields, the better their chances of getting into the college or university of their ...
Alternatives to a Traditional College
No matter what path your child chooses after high school, there are options that can help her find a great career.
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.
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.
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.
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 ...
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.
- Top 10 Signs of a Good Kindergarten Classroom
- Do Grades Do Any Good?
- Private vs. Public: The Great Debate
- Barack Obama on Education
- Teacher Quality and Student Achievement
- Self-Directed Learning
- The School-Within-a-School Model
- Waldorf Education: Four Successes and Four Failures
- The Advantages of Small Schools
- No Homework: A Growing Trend?
