November 8, 2024

Tag : student

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Many high school students can’t read. Is the solution teaching reading in every class?

Julian Roberts-Grmela
Like many high school chemistry teachers, Angie Hackman said she instructs students on atoms, matter and how they “influence the world around us.” But Hackman...
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Scrapyard explosion rattles Watts high school on first day of classes

On the first day of classes, students and staff at Jordan High School in Watts were rattled by an explosion at a neighboring scrap metal...
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Teens experience America’s urban, rural divide intent on busting stereotypes

Veronica Roseborough
This summer a group of high school students brought a whole new meaning to foreign exchange programs. Wendy Rojas of Koreatown immersed herself in Sioux...
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District left San Diego students ‘vulnerable’ to sex abuse, feds say

Andrew J. Campa
San Diego Unified School District officials mishandled multiple student complaints about sexual harassment and sexual assault, in violation of their obligations under federal law, the...
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Why it matters Kamala Harris picked teacher Tim Walz for VP

Mary McNamara
As the daughter of a gun-owning, gun-control-supporting veteran and progressive social studies teacher whose calm, exasperatingly informed, “bulls—”-calling rebuttal of political speeches predated the recent...