ODESSA, Texas — The first day of school is always filled with excitement and nerves, but for students at Idea Yukon College Preparatory in Odessa, this year brings a special milestone. Idea Yukon ...
Ninth-graders Caityln Meyer, Melia Land and Kaylee Kruse, from left, participate Thursday in a lab during a science class at the College Community School District’s 9th Grade Center in southwest Cedar ...
A ninth-grade ethnic studies class has a remarkably prolonged and strong positive impact on students, increasing their overall engagement in school, probability of graduating and likelihood of ...
TOWSON, Md. (WBFF) — Loyola Blakefield hosted the second annual Senior Citizens Prom, where seniors and ninth-grade Loyola Blakefield students were on hand for an intergenerational event. Over 140 ...
Curbing state spending isn't necessarily bad. But don't cut heedlessly. Several low-cost interventions for kids on the margin will be a bargain in the long run.
Brookline High School could soon eliminate its honors English classes for ninth-graders, a move that has rankled some parents over concerns that the new classes will be less rigorous and hamper their ...
Regarding your June 4, 2008, article “Phila. 9th Graders Found to Get Least-Seasoned Teachers”: I’ve been teaching 9th graders in the Philadelphia public schools for 11 years. Although I find this age ...