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Homeless Girl Overcomes Odds to Be Named High School Valedictorian

Drew Weisholtz — Thu, 23 May 2013 15:10:03 +0000

Homework was never easy for Chelesa Fearce — mostly because she didn’t have a home to do it in. Chelesa was recently named valedictorian at Charles Drew High School in Clayton County, Georgia, even though she was homeless for most of her high school career and was forced to spend some nights sleeping in her [...]

High School Bans Yearbook Photo of Student With Her Baby

Drew Weisholtz — Fri, 03 May 2013 16:57:30 +0000

Wheatmore High School in Trinity, North Carolina has found itself in one mother of a controversy. The school has made waves by banning a yearbook picture featuring a student holding her baby son. The school asked seniors to pose with a prop that represents who they are. Caitlin Tiller, 17, decided to use her son, [...]

What Are the 10 Best High Schools in America?

Mike Adams — Thu, 10 May 2012 16:25:07 +0000

US News & World Report has released its list of the best high schools in America, teaming up with the Washington, DC-based American Institutes for Research (AIR), one of the largest behavioral and social science research organizations in the world.

Chardon High Shooting Updates

Sasha Spielman — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 20:31:32 +0000

It’s a grim morning for this suburb in Cleveland, Ohio, a high school shooting has made national headlines. As of right now we are getting several reports, such as four students injured, and one killed. The police have a suspect in cust

New High School Allows Students to Earn College Degree and Land Job with IBM

Shauna Wright — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 20:14:09 +0000

The IBM International Foundation and the New York City Public Schools have collaborated to create the new Pathways in Technology Early College High School, which will open in September.

Dubbed “P-Tech,” students can earn a standard four-year diploma, or opt to stay for two extra years — after which they’ll graduate with an associate’s degree in computer science from CUNY’s College of Technology (City Tech) for free. They can then continue their studies at City Tech, attend other colleges and apply the credits they’ve already earned, or be considered for employment by IBM’s IT department and at other companies.

Were You Voted "Most Likely To Suceed"?

KLAW Morning Crew — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 23:05:02 +0000

Who was named “most likely to succeed” in your high school graduation class? Do you know what they’re doing now? Are they successful? According to a Wall Street Journal poll, they most likely are. Research shows that winning the title is a good predictor that they’ll succeed because of academic ability, social skills and motivation. [...]