Stanford Bans Hard Alcohol for Undergraduates on Campus
(Photo: Pixabay, Creative Commons) Stanford University has announced a ban on hard alcohol from any undergraduate parties and shots from graduate school parties in an effort to reduce binge drinking on campus. University officials noted that the move was done as a preventative measure against violence, vandalism, and other consequences related to More...
Seattle Reminds Parents of New School Day Start Times
(Photo: Pixabay, Creative Commons) School officials throughout Seattle Public Schools are working to remind parents and students about the new start and end times for the school day set to take effect for the More...
Chronically Misbehaving Kids Suffer Mental and Social Disease
(Photo: Pixabay, Creative Commons) By Julia Steiny Naturally, Faina Davis, a lawyer and head of Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth (RJOY), would have a happy-ish story about what happens when troubled kids More...
Baton Rouge Floods Displace Students, Shutter Schools
(Photo: James Nielson, Houston Chronicle) Last week, a historic flood forced twenty-two districts across southern Louisiana to close their doors only two days after some students had returned to school. Tens of More...
Tyra Banks to Teach Personal Brand Class at Stanford
(Photo: Flickr, Creative Commons) MBA students at Stanford University will be able to take a class from the former host of “America’s Next Top Model” next May. Former Victoria’s Secret More...
Online Courses Increase by 21% at San Diego CC District
(Photo: Pixabay, Creative Commons) The San Diego Community College District has announced that its online class offerings have been expanded by 21% compared to the same time last year. The district has added 140 More...
PikMyKid App Helps Streamline End of School Day Pickups
(Photo: Pexels, Creative Commons) A Tampa-based tech company has come up with a solution for parents who are worried that children might wander off after school if they’re late to be picked up. The app and More...
Food Commercials Influence Taste Perceptions for Kids
(Photo: Flickr, Creative Commons) A recent study to investigate the influence food commercials on children’s food choices authored by Amanda S. Bruce, Ph.D. of the University of Kansas Medical Center Department More...
UK Sees Drop in A* Grades, But Record University Offers
(Photo: Wikimedia, Creative Commons) The number of students getting top grades on their A-level results has dropped across England, Wales and Northern Ireland for a fifth year in a row. Girls have narrowed the More...
Trump Says Blacks Lack Health Care, Education Access
(Photo: Flickr, Creative Commons) During an interview with Fox News host Jeanine Pirro, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump stated that African-Americans do not have health care or education, and that More...