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Manufacturing education in the desert

With nearby manufacturing plants struggling to find skilled workers, Desert View High School in Tucson, Arizona, launched a precision manufacturing program in 2012. The...

Sketch of School Life: Inspiring medical career dreams

As a Title 1 school, LAUSD's 186th Street School jumped at a chance to expose primarily low-income students to the possibilities of a medical...

Architectural award goes to Arkansas school for collegiate feel

An $84 million renovation that includes a pedestrian walkway and greater security at Fayetteville High School in Arkansas is one of many projects recognized...

Adapting mini-cars for special ed needs

A project for young children with physical challenges enabled a group of high school students in Howard County Public Schools' allied health and engineering...

Virtual missions to space enhance STEM studies

Students can step inside an astronaut's' boots to experience life and research onboard the international space station with online science courses offered by the...

Green school enriches students and the community

A middle school in Hampton Bays Public Schools in New York has bridged the needs of its students and the community. In fact, the community...

Zoology and botany magnet school comes to Miami-Dade County

Invasive fish species can harm Florida's waterways. And now students from Miami-Dade County's BioTECH @ Richmond Heights work with Zoo Miami scientists to monitor the...

Yoga mats roll out around the world

Children across the nation learned downward dog, the tree and the frog, among many other yoga positions and movements this past spring. The first Kids'...

Slideshow: Schools form a circus of trust

For Portland Public School students in Oregon involved in The Circus Project, tumbling, acrobatics, juggling and conditioning activities help them learn to trust each...

Parents in training to help solve school problems

Several Connecticut communities are training parents to take more active roles in the success of their districts. Parents Supporting Educational Excellence (Parents SEE) encourages...

Teachers make house calls for their students

Teachers are coming out of classrooms to build trust with parents. The Parent/Teacher Home Visit Project is about building trust and helping the student succeed...

Photo Essay: Pairing soccer and poetry on a new field

Kicking a soccer ball might feel a bit like poetry—the power of your foot sending the ball curling through the air to a teammate...

Schools get off to a flying start in North Texas

Teaching students to dream high is one thing. Teaching them how to help others fly safely is something left to ambitious districts. Over 2,500 aviation...

Hometown dedicates school to Sandy Hook hero

December 14, 2012 is a day of tragedy that claimed the lives of 20 children and six staff members at Sandy Hook Elementary School...

The Business of Risk Management

A few years ago, San Francisco USD had questions about the hundreds of community-based organizations teaching reading to students and growing school gardens, among...