Beginning with the 2016-17 school year, the Seattle district moved the official start times for middle and high schools nearly an hour later. The bottom line goal was met. Researchers found that the teenagers used the extra time to sleep in. Many American teenagers try to put in a full day of school, homework, after-school […]

Atlanta Public Schools plans to open a college and career academy in 2020 to train high schoolers for jobs in automotive, medical, construction, culinary arts and other fields. The academy is expected to serve about 800 students. Atlanta Public Schools plans to open a college and career academy in 2020 to train high schoolers for […]

Under the new proposal, students would have to choose one of seven options to show they are ready for work or higher education, including completing a pre-college curriculum, industry certification, dual-credit course, career pathway course or 500 hours of work experience. Other options include receiving a benchmark score on certain tests or an industry certification. […]

The University of Florida College of Engineering received a $5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to provide professional development for K9 STEM teachers in 11 Florida school districts. It will focus specifically on teaching educators about the use of, and lesson planning for, data gathering and data analytics.