Researchers used activity monitors to study a group of high school sophomores, and found that with later start times, students were not only getting an extra half-hour of sleep, their grades had improved by nearly 5 percentage points. The Seattle school district joined dozens of school districts around the country in the fall of 2016 by delaying […]

StudySync is collaborating with The News Literacy Project (NLP), a nonprofit organization that helps educate middle and high school students about how to separate fact from opinion in media reports. NLP will provide articles and video content for StudySync's SyncBlasts product. StudySync is partnering with The News Literacy Project (NLP), a non-profit organization that helps […]

Houston ISD spends more than $1 million a year on AP test fees, but its leaders estimate potential savings each year of $9.3 million for students who receive college credit for good test results. When you have a learning tool this effective, pay for it gladly and reject toothless substitutes—like test-free AP course—that don’t do […]

The Pennsylvania school district’s directors have voted on a plan to build a new high school, renovate and convert the current high school to a middle school, and realign the remaining schools, at a cost not to exceed $127 million. Avon Grove school directors have voted on a plan to build a new high school, […]