schools

Craig Barrett is the Chairman of the Board for Intel Corporation. He was warned about the ongoing educational crisis in American schools:
“The chairman of the world’s biggest computer chipmaker has said the US “education system is in crisis and failing the youth of today”.
Craig Barrett, who made his “one political statement” at the [...]

With the advances in technology, surveillance equipment has become smaller and less expensive. The growing trend is not only increased surveillance of school. Now the surveillance equipment is hidden from both students and staff:
“…The research, conducted by the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), also suggested more than half - 52.9% - said [...]

In a few weeks, schools and universities will be in session. It will be the beginning of school routines and schedules that will be the focus of students’ attention. It is also a time for concern for many parents about basic school safety. There have been far too many school shootings for [...]

Maine is a major Apple customer. The computer giant is the supplier to middle school children in Maine:
“…The state started its laptop program for 7th-graders in 2002, and later expanded it to 8th graders and to one-third of the state’s high schools. Maine is spending $90 million through 2010 with Apple to supply computers, [...]

At colleges and universities, energy drinks are study essentials, especially at exam times. However, in many grade schools, energy drinks are banned:
“…school officials across the country aren’t as buzzed about caffeinated energy drinks as some of their students. They’re worried about young people gulping down too much caffeine—and getting so hyper that they lose [...]

For some time now, many school districts have not allowed peanut products on the school grounds. That means that standard items like a peanut butter sandwich or any kind of peanut / chocolate products were banned items. It seems that a professional sports venue is taking people’s adverse reaction to peanuts seriously:
“…Not in [...]

Some of us were lucky and some of us were not as fortunate. The lucky ones encountered a teacher in the early grades who made arithmetic interesting and fun. And that made a world of difference in the later years.
A study released this week confirmed what many parents suspect: that [...]

With the technological ability to gather and store data, the Australian government is creating an online data base of every school child:
“…Photographs, personal details, career aspirations, off-campus activities and student performance records are being collected from all 1251 state schools.
Education Queensland said details of 180,000 students from 637 schools already were online and the database [...]

There is a movement in schools to test students for drugs. This appears in various forms across the country. Some schools require this for all extra after-class activities. Others educational institutions are doing random testing of all students.
The obvious reason is to identify those students who are using drugs. [...]

This is an exciting time. Classes are ending for university and college students. These soon-to-be recent graduates will be looking for work and putting to use their acquired skills. It is also a time when the harsh reality of finding work intrudes upon the process.
One example is a recent graduate in education. [...]